<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Malaysia<nl>Economy</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Overview:</hi> The Malaysian economy, a mixture of private enterprise and a soundly managed public sector, has posted a remarkable record of 8%-9% average growth in 1987-93. This growth has resulted in a substantial reduction in poverty and a marked rise in real wages. Despite sluggish growth in the major world economies in 1992-93, demand for Malaysian goods remained strong, and foreign investors continued to commit large sums in the economy. The government is aware of the inflationary potential of this rapid development and is closely monitoring fiscal and monetary policies.
<item><hi format=bold>National product:</hi> GDP—purchasing power equivalent—$141 billion (1993 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>National product real growth rate:</hi> 8% (1993 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>National product per capita:</hi> $7,500 (1993 est.)
<item>• <hi format=ital>consumption per capita:</hi> 1,610 kWh (1992)
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<item><hi format=bold>Industries:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>Peninsular Malaysia:</hi> rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber
<item>• <hi format=ital>Sabah:</hi> logging, petroleum production
<item>• <hi format=ital>Sarawak:</hi> agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging
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<item><hi format=bold>Agriculture:</hi> accounts for 17% of GDP
<item>• <hi format=ital>Sabah:</hi> mainly subsistence, but also rubber, timber, coconut, rice
<item>• <hi format=ital>Sarawak:</hi> rubber, timber, pepper; deficit of rice in all areas
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<item><hi format=bold>Illicit drugs:</hi> transit point for Golden Triangle heroin going to the US, Western Europe, and the Third World despite severe penalties for drug trafficking
<item><hi format=bold>Economic aid:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>recipient:</hi> US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-84), $170 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $4.7 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $42 million
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<item><hi format=bold>Currency:</hi> 1 ringgit (M$)=100 sen