Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0543 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0543 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0543 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 121st of 192 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.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.005 million SLC per person | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0055 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 million SLC per person | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.008 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 million SLC per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0109 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0122 million SLC per person | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0132 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0134 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0155 million SLC per person | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 0.015 million SLC per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0159 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.017 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0188 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.021 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0226 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0246 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0279 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0253 million SLC per person | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0287 million SLC per person | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0313 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0327 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0338 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.036 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0377 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0393 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0424 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.044 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0452 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0419 million SLC per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0452 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0516 million SLC per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0519 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0543 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0543 million SLC per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1236 million SLC per person, 44% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0543 million SLC per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1023 million SLC per person, 53% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0021 million SLC per person | 0.0012 million SLC per person | 0.0037 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 million SLC per person | 0.0041 million SLC per person | 0.0061 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0103 million SLC per person | 0.0067 million SLC per person | 0.0134 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0204 million SLC per person | 0.015 million SLC per person | 0.0279 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0371 million SLC per person | 0.0287 million SLC per person | 0.0452 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.049 million SLC per person | 0.0419 million SLC per person | 0.0543 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 118 Gambia 0.0609 million SLC per person compare
- 119 San Marino 0.0557 million SLC per person compare
- 120 Brazil 0.0554 million SLC per person compare
- 122 Austria 0.0525 million SLC per person compare
- 123 Belgium 0.0518 million SLC per person compare
- 124 Germany 0.0515 million SLC 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Malaysia?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0543 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0543 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 121st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.