History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Malaysia
Malaysia: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 24,842 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
24,842 2011 US$
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
45th
of 145 countries
All-time high
24,842 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
794.82 2011 US$
in 1906
Years of data
117
1820–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Malaysia, 1820–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 24,842 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in 2018. That is the highest value across all 117 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Malaysia peaked at 24,842 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 794.82 2011 US$, in 1906.
That places Malaysia 45th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 961 2011 US$ | — |
| 1870 | 1,055 2011 US$ | +9.8% |
| 1900 | 817.74 2011 US$ | -22.5% |
| 1901 | 950.53 2011 US$ | +16.2% |
| 1902 | 1,018 2011 US$ | +7.1% |
| 1903 | 881.75 2011 US$ | -13.4% |
| 1904 | 822.52 2011 US$ | -6.7% |
| 1905 | 863.6 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 794.82 2011 US$ | -8.0% |
| 1907 | 852.13 2011 US$ | +7.2% |
| 1908 | 983.97 2011 US$ | +15.5% |
| 1909 | 919.01 2011 US$ | -6.6% |
| 1910 | 1,074 2011 US$ | +16.8% |
| 1911 | 1,134 2011 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1912 | 1,094 2011 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1913 | 1,289 2011 US$ | +17.8% |
| 1914 | 1,445 2011 US$ | +12.2% |
| 1915 | 1,542 2011 US$ | +6.7% |
| 1916 | 1,389 2011 US$ | -9.9% |
| 1917 | 1,719 2011 US$ | +23.7% |
| 1918 | 1,795 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1919 | 1,877 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1920 | 1,786 2011 US$ | -4.8% |
| 1921 | 2,172 2011 US$ | +21.6% |
| 1922 | 2,405 2011 US$ | +10.7% |
| 1923 | 2,052 2011 US$ | -14.7% |
| 1924 | 2,044 2011 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 1,733 2011 US$ | -15.2% |
| 1926 | 2,179 2011 US$ | +25.7% |
| 1927 | 2,049 2011 US$ | -6.0% |
| 1928 | 2,537 2011 US$ | +23.8% |
| 1929 | 3,220 2011 US$ | +26.9% |
| 1930 | 3,148 2011 US$ | -2.3% |
| 1931 | 3,072 2011 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1932 | 2,792 2011 US$ | -9.1% |
| 1933 | 2,790 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 2,806 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 2,688 2011 US$ | -4.2% |
| 1936 | 2,906 2011 US$ | +8.1% |
| 1937 | 3,162 2011 US$ | +8.8% |
| 1938 | 2,515 2011 US$ | -20.5% |
| 1939 | 2,565 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1940 | 2,037 2011 US$ | -20.6% |
| 1941 | 1,973 2011 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1942 | 2,667 2011 US$ | +35.2% |
| 1947 | 1,704 2011 US$ | -36.1% |
| 1948 | 1,889 2011 US$ | +10.9% |
| 1949 | 2,440 2011 US$ | +29.2% |
| 1950 | 2,485 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1951 | 2,295 2011 US$ | -7.6% |
| 1952 | 2,345 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 2,295 2011 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 2,375 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 2,327 2011 US$ | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 2,399 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 2,319 2011 US$ | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 2,252 2011 US$ | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 2,338 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 2,439 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 2,538 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 2,609 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 2,660 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 2,754 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 2,876 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 2,942 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 2,917 2011 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 3,096 2011 US$ | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 3,196 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 3,314 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 3,475 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 3,649 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 4,081 2011 US$ | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 4,285 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 4,221 2011 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 4,638 2011 US$ | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 4,903 2011 US$ | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 5,214 2011 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 5,510 2011 US$ | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 5,829 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 6,095 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6,303 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 6,529 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 6,867 2011 US$ | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 6,626 2011 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 6,543 2011 US$ | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 6,723 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 7,144 2011 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 7,634 2011 US$ | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 8,179 2011 US$ | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 8,781 2011 US$ | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 9,384 2011 US$ | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 10,132 2011 US$ | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 10,867 2011 US$ | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 11,725 2011 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 12,669 2011 US$ | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 13,345 2011 US$ | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 12,130 2011 US$ | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 12,637 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 13,475 2011 US$ | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 13,307 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 13,810 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 14,362 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 15,087 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 15,651 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 16,354 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 17,210 2011 US$ | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 17,866 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 17,430 2011 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 18,574 2011 US$ | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 19,390 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 20,134 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 20,760 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 21,683 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22,432 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 23,053 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 24,041 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 24,842 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 961 2011 US$ | 961 2011 US$ | 961 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,055 2011 US$ | 1,055 2011 US$ | 1,055 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1900s | 890.44 2011 US$ | 794.82 2011 US$ | 1,018 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,436 2011 US$ | 1,074 2011 US$ | 1,877 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,218 2011 US$ | 1,733 2011 US$ | 3,220 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,845 2011 US$ | 2,515 2011 US$ | 3,162 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 2,118 2011 US$ | 1,704 2011 US$ | 2,667 2011 US$ | 6 |
| 1950s | 2,343 2011 US$ | 2,252 2011 US$ | 2,485 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,803 2011 US$ | 2,439 2011 US$ | 3,196 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,329 2011 US$ | 3,314 2011 US$ | 5,510 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,629 2011 US$ | 5,829 2011 US$ | 7,634 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,985 2011 US$ | 8,179 2011 US$ | 13,345 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,455 2011 US$ | 13,307 2011 US$ | 17,866 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,657 2011 US$ | 18,574 2011 US$ | 24,842 2011 US$ | 9 |
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More reference data data for Malaysia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Malaysia?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Malaysia was 24,842 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,842 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 794.82 2011 US$ in 1906.
- How does Malaysia rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Malaysia ranks 45th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]