Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Malaysia, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Malaysia is 0.0025 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Malaysia peaked at 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0025 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 units per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0025 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 El Salvador 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Romania 0.0025 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Greece 0.0025 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Thailand 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Vietnam 0.0024 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Malaysia?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Malaysia was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Malaysia ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.