GDP per capita, PPP in Malaysia
Malaysia: GDP per capita, PPP was 41,498 current international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita, ppp in Malaysia stood at 41,498 current international $. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Malaysia peaked at 41,498 current international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,887 current international $, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 64th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,979 current international $ | 6,887 current international $ | 12,469 current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,038 current international $ | 13,027 current international $ | 19,480 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,458 current international $ | 20,193 current international $ | 28,934 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,757 current international $ | 27,475 current international $ | 41,498 current international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 61 Kazakhstan 44,294 current international $ compare
- 62 Panama 43,902 current international $ compare
- 63 Oman 42,295 current international $ compare
- 65 Bahamas 41,258 current international $ compare
- 66 Uruguay 38,315 current international $ compare
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 38,010 current international $ compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4.28 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.77 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -2.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 26.06 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 6.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -69.48 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -16.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 54,300 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 12,380 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.95 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Malaysia?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Malaysia was 41,498 current international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 41,498 current international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,887 current international $ in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.