Malaysia vs Thailand

Malaysia vs Thailand: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 5.2% a year in Malaysia and 2.4% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 2.7 percentage points, or 2.14 times that in Thailand.

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% a year · IMF

Malaysia vs Thailand: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 5.2% a year in Malaysia and 2.4% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 2.7 percentage points, or 2.14 times that in Thailand.
MalaysiaThailandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Malaysia ranked 29 and Thailand ranked 94 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Malaysia at 4.3% a year and Thailand at 2.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMalaysiaThailand
20255.22.4
20245.22.9
20233.62.2
202292.7
20213.31.6
2020-5.5-6.1
20194.42.1
20184.84.2
20175.84.2
20164.53.4
201553.1
201461
20134.72.7
20125.57.2
20115.30.8
20107.57.5
2009-1.5-0.7
20084.81.7
20076.35.4
20065.65
200554.2
20046.86.3
20035.87.2
20025.46.1
20010.53.4
20008.74.5
19996.14.6
1998-7.4-7.6
19977.3-2.8
1996105.7
19959.88.1
19949.28
19939.98.7
19928.99.2
19919.58.4
1990911.6
19899.112.2
19889.913.3
19875.49.5
19861.25.5
1985-0.94.6
19847.85.8
19836.35.6
19825.95.4
19816.95.9
19807.44.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMalaysiaThailand
20265.22.1
20274.62.1
20284.32.3
20294.32.5
20304.32.5
20314.32.5

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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