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Malaysia vs ASEAN: GDP Bar Race

Explore how Malaysia's economic ranking changed against its Southeast Asian neighbours from 1990 to 2024, using measured World Bank annual observations.

Largest economy ≠ richest people

Switch measures to see how rankings change using World Bank data.

TOTAL GDP · Measures economic size, not individual wealth or income.

World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD1990–2024 · Validated series

Choose year1990 – 2024

Largest ASEAN economies by total GDPCurrent US$, total GDP · 11 countries reporting

1. Indonesia

US$106.1B

2. Thailand

US$85.3B

3. Philippines

US$50.5B

4. Malaysia

US$44.0B

5. Singapore

US$36.1B

6. Viet Nam

US$6.5B

7. Brunei Darussalam

US$6.0B

8. Myanmar

US$2.1B

9. Cambodia

US$1.4B

10. Lao PDR

US$866M

Malaysia #4 / 11 · US$44.0BRankings among countries reporting in each year

World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · Total nominal GDP in current US dollars measures economic size, not individual prosperity. Missing values are never zero-filled. Retrospective comparison of today's 11 ASEAN members; Timor-Leste joined in 2025.

Sources and interpretation

World Bank World Development Indicators, NY.GDP.MKTP.CD: nominal GDP in current US$. This is not real GDP, PPP or household income. Exchange-rate and price changes affect rankings. Only countries reporting in a given year receive a rank; coverage varies by year.

This retrospective comparison uses ASEAN's 11 members as of 2026. Timor-Leste only joined on 26 October 2025; historical membership is not implied.

Validated snapshot: 2026-10-13 · 385 country-year observations

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