Real GDP per person during each chief minister or Menteri Besar's tenure
16 chief ministers, Menteri Besar and territory ministers, ranked by how real GDP per person 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.
| # | Chief minister or Menteri Besar | State | In office | Total | vs MY | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chow Kon Yeow | Penang | 14 May 2018 – now | +45.1% 2017 → 2025 | +20.3 pts MY +24.9% | +4.8%/yr | |
| 2 | PBB Abang Johari Openg | Sarawak | 13 Jan 2017 – now | +33.5% 2016 → 2025 | +3.0 pts MY +30.5% | +3.3%/yr | |
| 3 |  Amirudin Shari | Selangor | 19 Jun 2018 – now | +31.1% 2017 → 2025 | +6.3 pts MY +24.9% | +3.4%/yr | |
| 4 |  Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail | Pahang | 15 May 2018 – now | +27.7% 2017 → 2025 | +2.8 pts MY +24.9% | +3.1%/yr | |
| 5 | Onn Hafiz Ghazi | Johor | 15 Mar 2022 – now | +24.5% 2021 → 2025 | +5.8 pts MY +18.8% | +5.6%/yr | |
| 6 | Saarani Mohamad | Perak | 10 Dec 2020 – now | +19.5% 2020 → 2025 | −2.7 pts MY +22.2% | +3.6%/yr | |
| 7 |  Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor | Kedah | 17 May 2020 – now | +17.3% 2019 → 2025 | +1.5 pts MY +15.8% | +2.7%/yr | |
| 8 | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | Terengganu | 10 May 2018 – now | +15.9% 2017 → 2025 | −9.0 pts MY +24.9% | +1.9%/yr | |
| 9 | Aminuddin Harun | Negeri Sembilan | 12 May 2018 – 2 Aug 2026 | +14.0% 2017 → 2025 | −10.9 pts MY +24.9% | +1.6%/yr | |
| 10 | Bersatu Ahmad Faizal Azumu | Perak | 12 May 2018 – 10 Dec 2020 | +7.0% 2017 → 2020 | +4.8 pts MY +2.1% | +2.3%/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 thousand per person, 2015 prices · Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM, data.gov.my), GDP by state at constant 2015 prices (gdp_state_real_supply) over the state's population (population_state) · state or federal territory data · as of Sep 2026.