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Real GDP during each chief minister or Menteri Besar's tenure

16 chief ministers, Menteri Besar and territory ministers, ranked by how real GDP changed from their first day in office, next to Malaysia over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

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#Chief minister or Menteri BesarStateIn officeTotalvs MYPer yearChart
1 Amirudin Shari Selangor 19 Jun 2018 – now +52.3% 2017 → 2025+18.8 pts MY +33.4%+5.4%/yr
2 Chow Kon Yeow Penang 14 May 2018 – now +50.2% 2017 → 2025+16.7 pts MY +33.4%+5.2%/yr
3 Onn Hafiz Ghazi Johor 15 Mar 2022 – now +30.3% 2021 → 2025+5.5 pts MY +24.8%+6.8%/yr
4 Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail Pahang 15 May 2018 – now +30.0% 2017 → 2025−3.4 pts MY +33.4%+3.3%/yr
5 Aminuddin Harun Negeri Sembilan 12 May 2018 – 2 Aug 2026 +27.3% 2017 → 2025−6.2 pts MY +33.4%+3.1%/yr
6PBB Abang Johari Openg Sarawak 13 Jan 2017 – now +23.3% 2016 → 2025−17.9 pts MY +41.2%+2.4%/yr
7 Saarani Mohamad Perak 10 Dec 2020 – now +23.2% 2020 → 2025−5.7 pts MY +28.9%+4.3%/yr
8 Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor Kedah 17 May 2020 – now +20.2% 2019 → 2025−1.7 pts MY +21.9%+3.1%/yr
9 Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar Terengganu 10 May 2018 – now +19.5% 2017 → 2025−14.0 pts MY +33.4%+2.2%/yr
10Gagasan Hajiji Noor Sabah 29 Sep 2020 – now +14.0% 2020 → 2025−14.9 pts MY +28.9%+2.7%/yr

Showing 10 of 15 tenures.

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Malaysia is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. RM bn, 2015 prices · Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM, data.gov.my), GDP by state at constant 2015 prices, all sectors (gdp_state_real_supply), calendar years dated at mid-year · state or federal territory data · as of Sep 2026.

Sources: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM, data.gov.my: national and state accounts, Labour Force Survey, Salaries & Wages Survey, consumer prices, population estimates, Household Income Survey; the Royal Malaysia Police's crime figures), NAPIC's house price index via the BIS, Natural Earth, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, World Happiness Report, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; office-holders checked against the states' official lists. Every chart is indexed to the office-holder's first day. Correlation is not credit. CreditsPrivacy