马来西亚是第三世界少数取得较好经济发展成效的国家之一,1985年它的人均国民生产总值已达2000美元,在世界银行的等位排列中,被排在葡萄牙和匈牙利的前面。很少有几个国家的经济增长成绩能与马来西亚相匹敌,在过去的20年期间内马来西亚的人均国民生产总值年平均增长率在4％以上。马来西亚是世界上最大的树胶、锡、棕榈油的生产国,而在70 Malaysia is one of the few countries in the Third World to achieve better economic results. In 1985, its GNP per capita reached 2,000 U.S. dollars, ranking ahead of Portugal and Hungary in the World Bank’s ranks. Few countries have comparable economic growth to Malaysia, with Malaysia’s average annual growth rate of per capita gross domestic product over 4% over the past 20 years. Malaysia is the world’s largest producer of gums, tin and palm oil, while at 70