Overview

ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE BY ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT, 2020

The Gross Domestic Product Report (GDP) by Administrative District report is published for the first time by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). The publication provides GDP statistics for 156 administrative districts from the year of 2015 to 2020 which covered 89 administrative districts in Peninsular Malaysia, 27 administrative districts in Sabah and 40 administrative districts in Sarawak. This publication presented the economic performance at the administrative districts level in general and by economic sectors.

Table 1A: Number of districts by category and GDP range, 2020

100 districts recorded a GDP of more than RM1 billion, while 56 districts registered a value of less than RM1 billion. Petaling in Selangor was the only district recorded a GDP of more than RM100 billion, reaching RM165.7 billion, while the smallest GDP was registered by Kabong in Sarawak, amounting to RM59.5 million. The GDP recorded in Petaling has surpassed all other states, except for W.P. Kuala Lumpur (RM217.4 billion).

Exhibit 1A: 20 districts with the highest GDP (RM million), 2020

The Services sector in Malaysia recorded a value added of RM777.7 billion in 2020, contributing 57.8 per cent to the Malaysia’s GDP. In terms of distribution by district, 73 districts recorded a GDP in the range of RM1 billion and above. 10 districts which recorded the highest value added in Services sector were Petaling (Selangor): RM107.5 billion, Johor Bahru (Johor): RM37.8 billion, Klang (Selangor): RM28.0 billion, Ulu Langat (Selangor): RM25.0 billion, Kinta (Perak): RM22.7 billion, Kuching (Sarawak): RM20.4 billion, Timur Laut (Pulau Pinang): RM19.3 billion, Gombak (Selangor): RM18.2 billion, Kota Kinabalu  (Sabah): RM16.7  billion  and Seremban (Negeri Sembilan): RM16.0 billion. The contribution of these 10 districts to the Services sector in Malaysia were 40.1 per cent.

Chart 1A: 10 districts with the highest value added in the Services sector, 2020

The Manufacturing sector generated RM307.6 billion in value added, representing 22.8 per cent of the Malaysia's GDP in 2020. 10 districts with the highest value added in the Manufacturing sector were Petaling (Selangor): RM43.1 billion, Bintulu (Sarawak): RM27.4 billion, Johor Bahru (Johor): RM22.0 billion, Barat   Daya (Pulau   Pinang): RM20.7 billion, Klang (Selangor): RM18.6 billion, Ulu Langat (Selangor): RM14.1 billion, Seberang Perai Tengah (Pulau Pinang): RM13.6 billion, Seremban (Negeri Sembilan): RM11.4 billion, Kemaman (Terengganu): RM11.1 billion and Melaka Tengah (Melaka): RM10.3 billion. These districts contributed 62.5 per cent of the total value added in Malaysia's Manufacturing sector.

Chart 1B: 10 districts with the highest value added in the Manufacturing sector, 2020

The Agriculture sector in Malaysia recorded a value added amounting to RM99.1 billion, contributing 7.4 per cent to Malaysia's GDP in 2020. 10 districts recorded the highest value added in the Agriculture sector, namely Kluang (Johor): RM3.6 billion, Batu Pahat (Johor): RM2.7 billion, Cameron Highlands (Pahang): RM2.6 billion, Rompin (Pahang): RM2.5 billion, Kinabatangan (Sabah): RM2.1 billion, Kota Tinggi (Johor): RM2.0 billion, Alor Gajah (Melaka) RM1.9 billion, Manjung (Perak): RM1.9 billion, Bintulu (Sarawak): RM1.7 billion and Tangkak (Johor): RM1.6 billion. The value added contribution of these districts to the Malaysia’s Agriculture sector was 22.7 per cent. Bagan Datuk in Perak was the major contributor to marine fisheries in Malaysia. Concurrently, Cameron Highlands, Pahang was the key player for vegetables production in Malaysia. Meanwhile, Kinabatangan in Sabah was the highest producer of oil palm (fresh fruit bunches) in Malaysia.

Chart 1C: 10 districts with the highest value added in the Agriculture sector, 2020

The Mining & quarrying sector recorded a value added of RM92.9 billion, contributing 6.9 per cent to Malaysia's GDP in 2020. 10 districts which recorded the highest value added in Mining & quarrying sector were Kota  Kinabalu  (Sabah): RM636 million, Kuching (Sarawak): RM500 million, Miri  (Sarawak):  RM336  million,  Kuantan (Pahang): RM293 million, Ulu Langat (Selangor): RM278    million, Lipis (Pahang): RM243 million, Kampar (Perak): RM209 million, Johor Bahru (Johor): RM190 million, Kuala Langat (Selangor): RM190 million and Kota Tinggi (Johor): RM178 million.

Chart 1D: 10 districts with the highest value added in the Mining & quarrying sector, 2020

The Construction sector generated RM53.6 billion in value added, accounting for  4.0 per cent of the Malaysia's GDP in 2020. Nine (9) districts that recorded value added exceeding RM1 billion in the Construction sector were Petaling (Selangor): RM11.1 billion, Johor Bahru (Johor): RM2.3 billion, Sepang (Selangor): RM2.0 billion, Klang (Selangor): RM1.8 billion, Ulu Langat (Selangor): RM1.6 billion, Kinta (Perak): RM1.2 billion, Kuching (Sarawak): RM1.2 billion, Kota Tinggi (Johor): RM1.1 billion and Kota Kinabalu (Sabah): RM1.1 billion. These districts contributed 43.6 per cent to the value added of Malaysia’s Construction sector.

Chart 1E: 10 districts with the highest value added in the Construction sector, 2020

GDP PER CAPITA BY ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT, 2020

Out of 156 districts, there were 29 districts which surpassed the average GDP per capita of RM36,265. 10 districts that recorded the highest GDP per capita were Bintulu (Sarawak): RM227,834, Barat Daya (Pulau Pinang): RM122,593, Kecil Lojing (Kelantan): RM93,247, Cameron Highlands (Pahang): RM92,836, Belaga (Sarawak): RM81,648, Kemaman (Terengganu): RM76,801, Petaling (Selangor): 75,183, Port Dickson (Negeri Sembilan): RM67,212, Seberang Perai Tengah (Pulau Pinang): RM67,045 and Mukah (Sarawak): RM66,668. 

Table 1B: 10 districts with the highest GDP per capita, 2020

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