GDP per capita, long-run history in Malaysia

Latest: 26,629
Previous: 24,765
Change: +1,864 (+7.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: International dollars (2011 prices)

GDP per capita, long-run history over time

Annual, International dollars (2011 prices), Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for GDP per capita, long-run history in Malaysia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	2,660
Dec 31, 1964	2,754
Dec 31, 1965	2,876
Dec 31, 1966	2,942
Dec 31, 1967	2,917
Dec 31, 1968	3,096
Dec 31, 1969	3,196
Dec 31, 1970	3,314
Dec 31, 1971	3,475
Dec 31, 1972	3,649
Dec 31, 1973	4,081
Dec 31, 1974	4,285
Dec 31, 1975	4,221
Dec 31, 1976	4,638
Dec 31, 1977	4,903
Dec 31, 1978	5,214
Dec 31, 1979	5,510
Dec 31, 1980	5,829
Dec 31, 1981	6,095
Dec 31, 1982	6,303
Dec 31, 1983	6,529
Dec 31, 1984	6,867
Dec 31, 1985	6,626
Dec 31, 1986	6,543
Dec 31, 1987	6,723
Dec 31, 1988	7,144
Dec 31, 1989	7,634
Dec 31, 1990	8,179
Dec 31, 1991	8,781
Dec 31, 1992	9,384
Dec 31, 1993	10,132
Dec 31, 1994	10,867
Dec 31, 1995	11,725
Dec 31, 1996	12,669
Dec 31, 1997	13,345
Dec 31, 1998	12,130
Dec 31, 1999	12,637
Dec 31, 2000	13,475
Dec 31, 2001	13,307
Dec 31, 2002	13,810
Dec 31, 2003	14,362
Dec 31, 2004	15,087
Dec 31, 2005	15,651
Dec 31, 2006	16,354
Dec 31, 2007	17,210
Dec 31, 2008	17,866
Dec 31, 2009	17,430
Dec 31, 2010	18,574
Dec 31, 2011	19,390
Dec 31, 2012	20,162
Dec 31, 2013	20,819
Dec 31, 2014	21,769
Dec 31, 2015	22,550
Dec 31, 2016	23,252
Dec 31, 2017	24,302
Dec 31, 2018	25,176
Dec 31, 2019	25,986
Dec 31, 2020	24,279
Dec 31, 2021	24,765
Dec 31, 2022	26,629

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Malaysia

1900-1939: Nazrin Shah, S. (2017). Charting the Economy: Early 20th Century Malaya and Contemporary Malaysian Contrasts, Oxford University Press

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