Malaysia - GDP per Capita 1980
$1,886
+$206 from 1979
Malaysia's gdp per capita was $1,886 in 1980, increased +$206 from $1,680 in 1979. This was the 74th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1980▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brunei Darussalam | $58,005 | 73.1% |
| 2nd | Monaco | $50,814 | 12.9% |
| 3rd | United Arab Emirates | $42,925 | 25.4% |
| 4th | Qatar | $28,375 | 30.3% |
| 5th | Saudi Arabia | $27,206 | 38.7% |
| 6th | Liechtenstein | $20,959 | 6.5% |
| 7th | Switzerland | $19,394 | 6.2% |
| 8th | Kuwait | $19,032 | 9.5% |
| 9th | Sweden | $17,073 | 14.9% |
| 10th | Luxembourg | $16,531 | 8.7% |
| 11th | Norway | $15,772 | 20.9% |
| 12th | Iceland | $15,340 | 17.3% |
| 13th | Denmark | $13,822 | 0.5% |
| 14th | Netherlands | $13,812 | 7.8% |
| 15th | Belgium | $12,864 | 8.9% |
| 16th | United States | $12,575 | 7.7% |
| 17th | France | $12,565 | 13.6% |
| 18th | Andorra | $12,475 | 4.0% |
| 19th | Germany | $12,183 | 7.6% |
| 20th | Libya | $11,960 | 26.7% |
| 21st | Faroe Islands | $11,446 | 8.5% |
| 22nd | Bermuda | $11,427 | 18.2% |
| 23rd | Finland | $11,225 | 20.3% |
| 24th | Canada | $11,208 | 11.2% |
| 25th | Austria | $10,827 | 11.0% |
| 26th | Australia | $10,223 | 9.8% |
| 27th | United Kingdom | $10,032 | 28.5% |
| 28th | Bahrain | $9,733 | 23.3% |
| 29th | Japan | $9,669 | 4.0% |
| 30th | Greenland | $9,483 | 11.8% |
| 31st | Italy | $8,476 | 21.0% |
| 32nd | French Polynesia | $8,439 | 5.3% |
| 33rd | European Union | $8,116 | 11.4% |
| 34th | New Caledonia | $7,893 | 11.6% |
| 35th | New Zealand | $7,467 | 12.0% |
| 36th | Israel | $6,549 | 9.7% |
| 37th | Ireland | $6,372 | 17.4% |
| 38th | Spain | $6,204 | 7.6% |
| 39th | Nauru | $6,138 | 3.2% |
| 40th | Oman | $5,974 | 51.9% |
| 41st | Greece | $5,812 | 3.3% |
| 42nd | Bahamas, The | $5,743 | 15.0% |
| 43rd | Gabon | $5,718 | 37.6% |
| 44th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $5,700 | 24.8% |
| 45th | Trinidad and Tobago | $5,559 | 33.8% |
| 46th | Singapore | $4,928 | 26.3% |
| 47th | Puerto Rico (US) | $4,503 | 11.9% |
| 48th | Cyprus | $4,232 | 65.4% |
| 49th | Barbados | $4,025 | 50.9% |
| 50th | Malta | $3,948 | 23.6% |
| 51st | Iraq | $3,868 | 34.7% |
| 52nd | Uruguay | $3,443 | 40.9% |
| 53rd | Portugal | $3,368 | 22.2% |
| 54th | Mexico | $3,055 | 49.1% |
| 55th | South Africa | $3,029 | 37.6% |
| 56th | Argentina | $2,748 | 9.4% |
| 57th | Chile | $2,571 | 31.0% |
| 58th | Seychelles | $2,478 | 22.1% |
| 59th | Namibia | $2,468 | - |
| 60th | Palau | $2,423 | 10.7% |
| 61st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $2,368 | 0.7% |
| 62nd | Panama | $2,357 | 21.6% |
| 63rd | Algeria | $2,276 | 23.5% |
| 64th | Bulgaria | $2,239 | - |
| 65th | Ecuador | $2,190 | 22.8% |
| 66th | Hungary | $2,158 | 15.7% |
| 67th | Suriname | $2,118 | 2.2% |
| 68th | Antigua and Barbuda | $2,053 | 20.4% |
| 69th | Romania | $2,052 | - |
| 70th | Cuba | $2,031 | 1.2% |
| 71st | Costa Rica | $2,021 | 16.5% |
| 72nd | Brazil | $1,959 | 4.8% |
| 73rd | Guinea | $1,931 | 7.9% |
| 74th | Malaysia | $1,886 | 12.3% |
| 75th | Fiji | $1,873 | 15.2% |
| 76th | Belize | $1,774 | 65.6% |
| 77th | Jordan | $1,750 | 15.2% |
| 78th | Korea | $1,746 | -3.8% |
| 79th | Poland | $1,600 | - |
| 80th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $1,598 | 16.8% |
| 81st | Türkiye | $1,516 | -24.7% |
| 82nd | Syrian Arab Republic | $1,458 | 27.2% |
| 83rd | Paraguay | $1,457 | 26.8% |
| 84th | St. Lucia | $1,428 | - |
| 85th | Lebanon | $1,356 | - |
| 86th | Tunisia | $1,324 | 18.9% |
| 87th | Colombia | $1,280 | 16.8% |
| 88th | Jamaica | $1,249 | 9.1% |
| 89th | Côte d'Ivoire | $1,238 | 7.0% |
| 90th | Mongolia | $1,235 | - |
| 91st | Mauritius | $1,187 | -8.1% |
| 92nd | Dominican Republic | $1,180 | 20.0% |
| 93rd | Grenada | $1,173 | 9.6% |
| 94th | Guatemala | $1,142 | 11.3% |
| 95th | Botswana | $1,132 | 24.5% |
| 96th | Morocco | $1,110 | 32.9% |
| 97th | Vanuatu | $1,048 | -0.7% |
| 98th | Peru | $1,045 | 10.9% |
| 99th | Dominica | $996 | 32.1% |
| 100th | Zimbabwe | $949 | 21.8% |
| 101st | Congo, Republic of | $933 | 39.2% |
| 102nd | Eswatini | $908 | 27.2% |
| 103rd | Nigeria | $870 | 31.7% |
| 104th | Marshall Islands | $868 | 1.0% |
| 105th | Honduras | $854 | 11.1% |
| 106th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $829 | 3.3% |
| 107th | São Tomé and Principe | $829 | 21.3% |
| 108th | Papua New Guinea | $813 | 8.7% |
| 109th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $790 | 15.0% |
| 110th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $788 | 0.3% |
| 111th | El Salvador | $787 | 1.8% |
| 112th | Cameroon | $784 | 9.2% |
| 113th | Guyana | $779 | 13.1% |
| 114th | Senegal | $772 | 7.7% |
| 115th | Solomon Islands | $768 | 16.7% |
| 116th | Philippines | $767 | 15.0% |
| 117th | Samoa | $765 | 2.0% |
| 118th | Angola | $729 | - |
| 119th | Comoros | $721 | - |
| 120th | Mauritania | $711 | 7.0% |
| 121st | Thailand | $709 | 15.8% |
| 122nd | Zambia | $669 | 12.4% |
| 123rd | Nicaragua | $659 | 33.1% |
| 124th | Viet Nam | $653 | - |
| 125th | Tanzania | $611 | 12.7% |
| 126th | Albania | $591 | - |
| 127th | Lao PDR | $585 | - |
| 128th | Madagascar | $578 | 45.7% |
| 129th | Tuvalu | $571 | 0.9% |
| 130th | Togo | $549 | 23.9% |
| 131st | Tonga | $545 | 19.0% |
| 132nd | Kiribati | $542 | -5.3% |
| 133rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $539 | -7.4% |
| 134th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $493 | 17.2% |
| 135th | Indonesia | $487 | 37.7% |
| 136th | Kenya | $454 | 12.5% |
| 137th | Liberia | $443 | 1.9% |
| 138th | Cabo Verde | $440 | - |
| 139th | Sudan | $418 | 2.3% |
| 140th | Niger | $409 | 15.4% |
| 141st | Mozambique | $397 | - |
| 142nd | Ghana | $372 | 7.4% |
| 143rd | Mali | $359 | 66.0% |
| 144th | Benin | $358 | 15.2% |
| 145th | Guinea-Bissau | $347 | -7.7% |
| 146th | Gambia, The | $338 | 12.5% |
| 147th | Sierra Leone | $336 | -2.7% |
| 148th | Central African Republic | $325 | 12.5% |
| 149th | Lesotho | $307 | 44.5% |
| 150th | Bhutan | $297 | 18.1% |
| 151st | Malawi | $287 | - |
| 152nd | Pakistan | $287 | 15.3% |
| 153rd | Burkina Faso | $278 | 7.4% |
| 154th | India | $271 | 18.9% |
| 155th | Sri Lanka | $271 | 17.5% |
| 156th | Maldives | $258 | 7.2% |
| 157th | Haiti | $246 | 25.6% |
| 158th | Rwanda | $234 | 9.6% |
| 159th | Chad | $229 | 2.6% |
| 160th | Burundi | $210 | 12.7% |
| 161st | Bangladesh | $206 | 13.8% |
| 162nd | China | $195 | 5.9% |
| 163rd | Equatorial Guinea | $175 | -53.3% |
| 164th | Cambodia | $143 | 0.7% |
| 165th | Nepal | $125 | 2.7% |
| 166th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $101 | -6.2% |
| 167th | Uganda | $94 | -43.0% |
| 168th | Myanmar | $31 | 7.0% |
FAQ
What was Malaysia's gdp per capita in 1980?▾
Malaysia's gdp per capita in 1980 was $1,886. This ranked 74th globally.
How did Malaysia's gdp per capita change in 1980?▾
Malaysia's gdp per capita increased by 12.3% in 1980 compared to 1979.
Which country had the highest gdp per capita in 1980?▾
Brunei Darussalam had the highest gdp per capita in 1980 at $58,005.
What is the gdp per capita of Malaysia in 1980?▾
The gdp per capita of Malaysia in 1980 was $1,886. This ranked 74th globally.
How does 1980 compare to 1979 for Malaysia's gdp per capita?▾
Malaysia's gdp per capita went from $1,680 in 1979 to $1,886 in 1980, a 12.3% increase.
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