State By State GDP: 2010 [Updated]

[UPDATE: The original charts didn’t come out as large as they should have. I’ve amended the pics so they’ll come out bigger now. Just click on the pics to get the larger chart.]

The numbers for state GDP for 2008-2010 have been released by the Department of Statistics. We’ve now got about 6 years worth of data (2005-2010), which gives you a better sense of where each state stands.

I’ve summarised the data in three charts (click on the charts to look at a bigger version). The following are the levels (real GDP; RM millions; 2000=100):

2009 State GDP

Just a quick note – I’m a little under the weather from a cold, so I’m taking it easy for the next few days.

This report was actually released last week, and almost brings us up to date on state level GDP. If you recall, DOS started releasing state GDP data about this time last year, starting with 2005-2006 data. The latest numbers report 2009 GDP figures by state.

I haven’t gone so far as to analyse any of the numbers (the October MSB release has priority), but there don’t appear to be too many surprises here – Penang was the worst hit by the recession, due to its high exposure to export manufacturing, while KL continued growing because of its high concentration of service industries.

Technical Notes:

GDP Report By State from the Department of Statistics

State By State GDP Data: About Time

The Department of Statistics has released state-by-state GDP data for 2005-2006, with 2007 and 2008 data to be released soon.

Two years isn't nearly enough data to look at trends or to do any kind of substantial analysis, but there are some nice nuggets in there. Check out especially Jadual 3 (warning: PDF link), which lists per capita GDP by state. Even though Selangor is the largest in terms of contribution to national GDP, it's only third in terms of income per capita, and on par with Sarawak, Labuan and Negeri Sembilan(!). So much for being developed.