Malaysia’s GDP per capita rose to RM32,984 in 2013

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita rose to RM32,984 in 2013 from RM31,920 recorded in 2012, said the the Department of Statistics.

It said seven states exceeded this level with Kuala Lumpur topping the list with RM79,752 followed by Labuan (RM43,848), Sarawak (RM41,115), Pulau Pinang (RM38,356), Selangor (RM37,851), Melaka (RM34,109) and Negeri Sembilan (RM33,033). Pahang’s GDP per capita was RM26,759 in 2013 followed by Johor (RM25,302), Terengganu (RM23,285), Perak (RM21,150), Sabah (RM18,603), Perlis (RM18,519), Kedah (RM16,316) and Kelantan (RM10,677).

Meanwhile, on GDP growth, six states surpassed the national economic growth of 4.7 per cent registered last year, led by Labuan (8.0 per cent) due to a better performance in offshore financial activity. Other states which surpassed the national GDP growth included Kuala Lumpur (6.8 per cent) and Selangor (5.8 per cent).

“Generally, the services sector significantly influenced the economic growth of the states whereby Selangor and Kuala Lumpur dominated the sector with a share of 50.3 per cent as of last year,” it said in a statement yesterday.

Pahang posted a GDP of 5.5 per cent last year, followed by Perak (5.3 per cent), Johor (4.9 per cent), Terengganu (4.6 per cent), Kedah (4.6 per cent), Pulau Pinang (4.6 per cent), Sarawak (4.2 per cent), Kelantan (3.6 per cent), Negeri Sembilan (3.5 per cent), Melaka (3.2 per cent), Perlis (3.1 per cent) and Sabah (3.0 per cent). — Bernama