GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita was 34,062 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Malaysia, 2015–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Malaysia is 34,062 constant 2021 international $ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 34,062 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26,610 constant 2021 international $ per person, in 2015.
That places Malaysia 53rd out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26,610 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 2016 | 27,662 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 28,758 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 29,449 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 30,438 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 28,543 constant 2021 international $ per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 29,011 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 31,101 constant 2021 international $ per person | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 31,883 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 32,966 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 34,062 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 34,062 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,485 constant 2021 international $ per person, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 34,062 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,579 constant 2021 international $ per person, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28,583 constant 2021 international $ per person | 26,610 constant 2021 international $ per person | 30,438 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 31,261 constant 2021 international $ per person | 28,543 constant 2021 international $ per person | 34,062 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 50 Cyprus 34,743 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 51 Bahamas 34,710 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 52 Kazakhstan 34,286 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 54 Bulgaria 33,267 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 55 Montenegro 30,626 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 56 Belarus 30,113 constant 2021 international $ 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 165.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.291 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 121.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Malaysia?
- Gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Malaysia was 34,062 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,062 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,610 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), 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
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.