Malaysia vs Maldives: GDP (current US$), per capita

Malaysia
13,125 current US$ per person
in 2025
Maldives
14,615 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
92nd
Maldives rank
89th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 14,615 current US$ per person against 13,125 current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 1,490 current US$ per person.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 92nd and Maldives ranks 89th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 865.72 current US$ per person 188.58 current US$ per person 677.14 current US$ per person Malaysia
1980s 2,024 current US$ per person 546.51 current US$ per person 1,477 current US$ per person Malaysia
1990s 3,621 current US$ per person 1,522 current US$ per person 2,099 current US$ per person Malaysia
2000s 5,606 current US$ per person 4,401 current US$ per person 1,205 current US$ per person Malaysia
2010s 10,225 current US$ per person 9,250 current US$ per person 975.32 current US$ per person Malaysia
2020s 11,500 current US$ per person 11,656 current US$ per person 156.24 current US$ per person Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Malaysia or Maldives?
Maldives, at 14,615 current US$ per person against 13,125 current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Malaysia and Maldives?
1,490 current US$ per person, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 92nd and Maldives ranks 89th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.