# Thailand → Malaysia economic convergence

Indicator: GDP per capita (PPP) (constant 2021 international $)
Latest shared data: 2025
Thailand: $22,432
Malaysia: $35,461
Thailand is at 63% of Malaysia.

## Scenario

Thailand annual growth: 1.8% (trailing 10-year average)
Malaysia annual growth: 2.5% (trailing 10-year average)

## Result

If Thailand grew 1.8% a year and Malaysia 2.5% a year, Thailand would never catch up with Malaysia on GDP per capita (PPP).

| Year | Thailand | Malaysia |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 2026 | $22,836 | $36,348 |
| 2031 | $24,966 | $41,124 |
| 2036 | $27,295 | $46,528 |
| 2041 | $29,842 | $52,643 |
| 2046 | $32,626 | $59,560 |
| 2051 | $35,670 | $67,387 |
| 2056 | $38,998 | $76,242 |
| 2061 | $42,637 | $86,261 |
| 2066 | $46,615 | $97,597 |
| 2071 | $50,964 | $110,422 |
| 2076 | $55,719 | $124,932 |

## Links

- Explore this scenario: https://mountaintoclimb.com/?chaser=THA&target=MYS&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&cg=0.018&tmode=growing&tg=0.025&baseYear=2023&adjC=0&adjT=0
- Chart (SVG): https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/chart.svg?chaser=THA&target=MYS&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.018&target_growth_rate=0.025&base_year=2023
- JSON: https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/convergence?chaser=THA&target=MYS&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.018&target_growth_rate=0.025&base_year=2023
- Methodology: https://mountaintoclimb.com/methodology
- Canonical: https://mountaintoclimb.com/compare/thailand/malaysia

Source: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD. A scenario, not a forecast: the result follows only from the stated growth rates.