Malaysia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Malaysia's households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 1,440 on 2024 (from 22,784 to 24,224).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +657.81 and a typical year strayed about 688.56 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3,171 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 512.08 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,199 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Malaysia had the 41st highest value of the 123 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Malaysia in the 2025 ranking

• Russian Federation — 38th of 123: 24,468
• Latvia — 39th of 123: 24,300
• Montenegro — 40th of 123: 24,289
• Estonia — 42nd of 123: 23,878
• Hungary — 43rd of 123: 23,505
• Seychelles — 44th of 123: 23,476

What this measures

This indicator provides values for final consumption expenditure per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 36 values

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 13,537 (2021)
• Australia — 35,629 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 23,443 (2025)
• Cambodia — 4,560 (2025)
• China — 10,770 (2024)
• Fiji — 11,075 (2024)
• Guam — 21,023 (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China

More economic policy & debt data for Malaysia

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$125.63 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$120.17 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$58.41 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 250.26 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$59.37 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 231.87 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 12.37% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$291.01 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Malaysia's households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

24,224 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 953.13% from 2,300 in 1990 (6.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 24,224 in 2025 and the lowest 2,300 in 1990.

How does Malaysia rank?

41st highest of 123 economies with data for 2025.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.PCAP.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), note: This information is for PPP conversion factors., publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Programme, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/explore/all/al… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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