 Johor–Singapore Causeway at night. | |
| Currency | Malaysian Ringgit (RM or MYR) |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Population | 4.19 million (2024)[1] |
| GDP |  RM 148.2 billion (2023[1]) |
GDP growth | 3.4% (2022/23) |
GDP per capita | RM 41,902 (2023)[1] |
| 0.404 (2021)[2] | |
| 0.794 (2022) high[3] | |
| Unemployment |  2.4% (2022/23)[4] |
Main industries | Services, manufacturing, agriculture and construction[5] |
| External | |
| Exports | RM 314.06 billion (2023)[1] |
Export goods | Refined petroleum, integrated circuit boards and electricity and electronics products[6] |
| Imports | RM 249.25 billion (2022/23)[1] |
| Public finances | |
| RM 222.39 million (2020)[7] | |
| Revenues | RM 1.804 billion (2023/24)[8] |
| Expenses | RM 1.799 billion (2023/24)[8] |
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. | |
The state of Johor is strategically located in southern Malaysia, bordering one of the regional economic powerhouses Singapore. Johor is the third-largest economy in Malaysia after Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, accounting for 9.6% of the nation's gross domestic product, valued at RM 148.2 billion in 2023.[9] The economy is primarily driven by manufacturing and service sectors, covering almost 80% of the state GDP.[10]
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- ^ Malaysia Department of Statistics. "Household Income and Expenditure: Administrative Districts | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia Human Development Index (MHDI), 2022". dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Government of Malaysia. "Quarterly Principal Labour Force Statistics by State | data.gov.my". data.gov.my. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Hammim, Rizalman (10 September 2020). "Johor economy to contract between 3.5 and 5.5 pct in 2020 | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Johor Records Total Trade Of Rm563.31 Bln To September, Remains Country's Largest Trade Contributor". BERNAMA. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "MB: Johor's debt with federal govt down to RM222.39m". www.malaymail.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b Tan, Ben (23 November 2023). "Johor govt tables 2024 state Budget with RM4.2m surplus". Malay Mail. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Johor to become most economically developed state in Malaysia: PM Anwar". The Straits Times. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Hutchinson, Francis E; Rahman, Serina (2020). Johor: abode of development?. Singapore: ISEAS, Yusof Ishak Institute. ISBN 9789814881272. Retrieved 17 August 2024.