India 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 India buys about what

$138

buys in Malaysia, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Malaysia buys what $72.72 buys in India. Prices across India's economy average 73% of Malaysia's, so a dollar goes 38% further in India.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureIndiaMalaysia
Economy
Population1.46 billion36.0 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$3.96 trillion$472 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$2,702$13,125
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,748$41,498
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%23%32%
A US dollar goes as far as$4.35 in the US$3.16 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$5.94 a day2023 survey · $2,168 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
MeasureIndiaMalaysia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$17.2 trillion$1.49 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar20.09Indian rupee1.355Malaysian ringgit
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$2,760$12,380
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,600$40,070

World Bank income groups: India, lower 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.
  • India
  • Malaysia
Year-by-year table
YearIndiaMalaysia
2025$10,039$35,461
2024$9,416$34,116
2023$8,871$32,858
2022$8,347$32,129
2021$7,819$29,823
2020$7,187$29,200
2019$7,702$31,301
2018$7,493$30,460
2017$7,116$29,552
2016$6,741$28,425
2015$6,302$27,700
2014$5,905$26,818
2013$5,567$25,736
2012$5,304$25,006
2011$5,099$24,116
2010$4,914$23,308
2009$4,595$22,107
2008$4,322$22,898
2007$4,254$22,305
2006$4,011$21,444
2005$3,770$20,768
2004$3,551$20,169
2003$3,347$19,329
2002$3,157$18,709
2001$3,097$18,186
2000$3,010$18,533

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