Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 2.29 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2.29 million current international $ per square kilometre for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 120.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Malaysia peaked at 2.29 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 124,848 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 50th of 179 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 124,848 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 142,518 current international $ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 150,586 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 164,354 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 183,983 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 207,175 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 225,737 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 246,194 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 218,792 current international $ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 231,172 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 293,494 current international $ per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 310,315 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 328,425 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 359,592 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 406,748 current international $ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 470,306 current international $ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 516,159 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 590,808 current international $ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 666,656 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 668,017 current international $ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 758,472 current international $ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 839,108 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 972,920 current international $ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million current international $ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million current international $ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.30 million current international $ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million current international $ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.55 million current international $ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 1.71 million current international $ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.68 million current international $ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.76 million current international $ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.11 million current international $ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 2.29 million current international $ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2.29 million current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 843,295 current international $ per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2.29 million current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.06 million current international $ per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 189,536 current international $ per square kilometre | 124,848 current international $ per square kilometre | 246,194 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 461,052 current international $ per square kilometre | 293,494 current international $ per square kilometre | 668,017 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million current international $ per square kilometre | 758,472 current international $ per square kilometre | 1.71 million current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million current international $ per square kilometre | 1.68 million current international $ per square kilometre | 2.29 million current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 47 Vietnam 2.50 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 48 Turkey 2.47 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 49 Ireland 2.35 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 51 Hungary 2.22 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 52 Greece 2.18 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 53 Romania 2.16 million current international $ 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Malaysia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Malaysia was 2.29 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,848 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.8%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.