KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is firmly on track to reach its high-income target of US$15,000 per capita by 2020, if not sooner, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala.
“GNI per capita has climbed steadily from US$7,059 in 2009 to US$10,060 in 2013, representing a growth of 42.5 per cent during the period,” Idris, who is also Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) chief executive officer, said in a statement yesterday.
The Malaysian economy has weathered tough external economic conditions to register continued growth, keeping jobs and economic activity in the country at a robust level since the launch of the New Transformation Programme (NTP) four years ago. — Bernama