One of the most advanced economies of Southeast Asia, Malaysia is nevertheless still experiencing relatively high growth rates. This series of infographics illustrates key demographic and economic data on Malaysia, together with comparisons with other ASEAN and world-leading countries.
To help you easily understand the dynamics of economics and business in Malaysia through a series of graphs, here are 5 infographics on some of the country’s key data. They illustrate information from the World Bank data from 2016 on the population, wealth and economy of Malaysia compared with other ASEAN countries and some major global markets and economies: US, EU, China, Japan and India.
For more information on the Malaysian and Southeast Asian population, cities and urban population, check this other series of infographics on ASEAN demography, top cities and urbanization. For a broader view of ASEAN’s demography and economy, visit the infographics on ASEAN’s population, market and economy.
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The population of Malaysia
This first infographic compares the population of 31 million of Malaysia with ASEAN and other major global markets: the US, EU, China, Japan and India.
Comparison of the Malaysian population with reference countries
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Wealth of the Malaysians
The following graphic displays a comparison between the wealth of Malaysians, expressed in nominal GDP per capita, with other ASEAN countries, ASEAN as a whole, as well as major regional and global powers: the US, EU, China, Japan and India.
Comparison of Malaysia’s GDP per capita with ASEAN and reference countries
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The Malaysian economy
These two infographics compare the US$ 296 Billion GDP of Malaysia with other countries. The first one with ASEAN and other major global markets: the US, EU, China, Japan and India; the second within ASEAN and its other 9 member countries.
Comparison of the Malaysian economy with reference countries
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Malaysia’s economy compared to other ASEAN countries
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Malaysian economic growth
This last graphic presents the economic growth of Malaysia over 2011-2016 compared with the ASEAN-6 countries, the six largest economies of Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Comparison of Malaysia’s economic growth with ASEAN-6 countries
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