Malaysia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Malaysia
30,395 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
30,952 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Malaysia rank
59th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
58th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 30,952 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 30,395 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Malaysia, a difference of 557 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Malaysia ranks 59th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 58th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 3,874 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 15,727 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 11,853 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 6,614 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 20,844 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 14,230 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 9,052 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 21,397 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 12,345 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 13,085 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 12,359 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 725.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malaysia
2000s 17,763 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 26,777 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 9,014 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 26,185 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 36,224 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 10,039 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 28,526 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 30,548 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,022 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Malaysia or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 30,952 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 30,395 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago?
557 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 59th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 58th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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