Malaysia's gni per capita rose from US$4,540 in 1996 to US$12.4k in 2025.
Malaysia · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
51st of 181 · 8th in East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $11.2k in 1996 to intl $40.1k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
49th of 129 · 7th in East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$2,667 in 1996 to US$7,491 in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
67th of 81 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific*
Malaysia's gini index fell from 48.5 in 1984 to 40.7 in 2021.
Malaysia's income share held by highest 10% fell from 38.3 % in 1984 to 30.9 % in 2021.
Malaysia's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 4.6 % in 1984 to 5.9 % in 2021.
Poverty
Malaysia's extreme poverty fell from 6.7 % in 1984 to 0.0 % in 2021.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
2nd of 40 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 8.4 % in 2019 to 5.1 % in 2023.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Malaysia.