GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 56,231 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 56,231 current LCU per person for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 56,231 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,677 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 135th of 214 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.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,677 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 7,367 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 8,000 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 8,911 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 9,862 current LCU per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 10,943 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 12,169 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 13,183 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 12,930 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 13,406 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 15,517 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 14,986 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 15,899 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 16,968 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 18,769 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 21,040 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 22,590 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 24,644 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 27,927 current LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 25,346 current LCU per person | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 28,666 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 31,264 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 32,743 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 33,758 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 36,045 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 37,683 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 39,312 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 42,413 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 43,990 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 45,237 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 41,856 current LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 45,175 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 51,733 current LCU per person | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 51,928 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 54,342 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 56,231 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 56,231 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118,025 current LCU per person, 48% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 56,231 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,070 current LCU per person, 61% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,345 current LCU per person | 6,677 current LCU per person | 13,406 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,369 current LCU per person | 14,986 current LCU per person | 27,927 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,111 current LCU per person | 28,666 current LCU per person | 45,237 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,211 current LCU per person | 41,856 current LCU per person | 56,231 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 132 Channel Islands 60,007 current LCU per person compare
- 133 Brazil 59,858 current LCU per person compare
- 134 Barbados 56,730 current LCU per person compare
- 136 Austria 55,691 current LCU per person compare
- 137 San Marino 55,371 current LCU per person compare
- 138 Belgium 53,762 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- 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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Malaysia?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Malaysia was 56,231 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 56,231 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,677 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.