Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt)
Malaysia
8.69 % change on previous year
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
8.74 % change on previous year
in 2022
Malaysia rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.74 % change on previous year against 8.69 % change on previous year in Malaysia, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 166 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.11 % change on previous year | 7.13 % change on previous year | 5.03 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 5.94 % change on previous year | 10.33 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 8.13 % change on previous year | 11.06 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 5.89 % change on previous year | 0.746 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.03 % change on previous year | 8.24 % change on previous year | 0.2097 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 5.66 % change on previous year | 9.08 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 5.56 % change on previous year | 5.06 % change on previous year | 0.4976 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 0.6909 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.74 % change on previous year against 8.69 % change on previous year in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.