Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.5%
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
59th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2022
All-time low
-5.6%
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malaysia stood at 2.5%.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malaysia peaked at 5.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -5.6%, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 59th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | -2.4% | -150.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -176.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +32.2% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -44.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +51.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -52.9% |
| 2009 | -4.7% | -475.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -176.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -47.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -41.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +115.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +49.2% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -42.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | -5.6% | -414.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -122.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +311.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -70.3% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +111.7% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | -4.7% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -5.6% | 5.2% | 6 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malaysia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malaysia was 2.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.6% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Malaysia ranks 59th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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