China vs Malaysia: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$66.93

buys in Malaysia, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Malaysia buys what $149 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 149% of Malaysia's, so a dollar goes 49% further in Malaysia.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaMalaysia
Economy
Population1.41 billion36.0 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$472 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$13,125
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$41,498
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%32%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$3.16 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$29.55 a day2021 survey · $10,786 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaMalaysia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$1.49 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan1.355Malaysian ringgit
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$12,380
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$40,070

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Malaysia, upper middle income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • China
  • Malaysia
Year-by-year table
YearChinaMalaysia
2025$25,067$35,461
2024$23,841$34,116
2023$22,687$32,858
2022$21,499$32,129
2021$20,843$29,823
2020$19,215$29,200
2019$18,821$31,301
2018$17,807$30,460
2017$16,758$29,552
2016$15,773$28,425
2015$14,857$27,700
2014$13,969$26,818
2013$13,081$25,736
2012$12,218$25,006
2011$11,405$24,116
2010$10,476$23,308
2009$9,519$22,107
2008$8,744$22,898
2007$8,014$22,305
2006$7,057$21,444
2005$6,298$20,768
2004$5,684$20,169
2003$5,192$19,329
2002$4,744$18,709
2001$4,372$18,186
2000$4,066$18,533

China vs Malaysia: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.