Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Malaysia stood at 2.5%.
That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Malaysia peaked at 5.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -5.6%, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 57th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | -2.4% | -150.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -176.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +32.2% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -44.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +51.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -52.9% |
| 2009 | -4.7% | -475.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -176.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -47.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -41.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +115.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +49.2% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -42.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | -5.6% | -414.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -122.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +311.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -70.3% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +111.7% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | -4.7% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -5.6% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 55 Ghana 2.6% compare
- 56 Republic of Moldova 2.6% compare
- 58 Estonia 2.5% compare
- 59 Costa Rica 2.5% compare
- 59 Togo 2.5% compare
More work & labour data for Malaysia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2563 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6933 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,440 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,289 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,832 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,194 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 44,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Malaysia?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Malaysia was 2.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.6% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Malaysia ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).