Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0 units per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 131st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 31% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 38% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 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)
- 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 manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Malaysia?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Malaysia was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 131st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing value added to gdp divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing value added to gdp ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
Manufacturing value added to gdp divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.