Malaysia's economy is much larger than it was in 1970—but GDP and national income do not move in exactly the same way.
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ECONOMY · MALAYSIA
Malaysia: GDP vs GNI
Watch real GDP and real GNI grow side by side from 1970 through the latest annual DOSM series.
1970
GDP73.7K
VS
GNI77.0K
GNI leads
197019702025
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)RM million · constant 2015 prices
STORY NOTES
What makes this worth sharing?
GDP measures production inside Malaysia; GNI adjusts that picture for net factor income flows with the rest of the world.
SOCIAL HEADLINE
Malaysia's economy: GDP vs GNI since 1970
CAPTION
More than five decades of Malaysia's real GDP and GNI, moving side by side in constant 2015 prices.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).#PulseKita#Malaysia#GDP#Economy
METHODOLOGY
Real GDP and GNI in constant 2015 prices.
PulseKita uses DOSM's annual real GDP and GNI rows where series='abs'. Values are already published in RM million at constant 2015 prices.
Real values remove general price-level effects using DOSM's constant-price methodology.
Recent annual estimates may be revised in future DOSM releases.
SOURCEDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)