GDP per capita growth in Malaysia
Malaysia: GDP per capita growth was 3.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Malaysia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 3.9% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Malaysia peaked at 9.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -9.6%, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 54th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.9% | — |
| 1962 | 3.7% | -24.1% |
| 1963 | 4.6% | +24.1% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | -41.8% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | +87.1% |
| 1966 | 5.2% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -72.4% |
| 1968 | 5.6% | +289.2% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | -54.2% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | +40.7% |
| 1971 | 7.5% | +108.2% |
| 1972 | 6.8% | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | -36.5% |
| 1975 | -1.6% | -127.5% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | -664.6% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | -41.8% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | -20.6% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | +63.8% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | -33.4% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | -19.5% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -27.6% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | +49.5% |
| 1985 | -4.2% | -198.1% |
| 1986 | -2.0% | -52.1% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -191.7% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | +252.3% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -35.5% |
| 1998 | -9.6% | -305.0% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -137.8% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +74.3% |
| 2001 | -1.9% | -129.5% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -253.7% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -31.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -33.8% |
| 2009 | -3.5% | -230.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -257.2% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -36.2% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +44.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +51.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | -6.7% | -343.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -131.8% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +262.8% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -70.7% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +68.9% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | -1.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | -4.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | -9.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | -3.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -6.7% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5483 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 7,196 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 30,831 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5371 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Malaysia?
- Gdp per capita growth in Malaysia was 3.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.6% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Malaysia ranks 54th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.