Malaysia needs happiness index, GDP index is inadequate

SECOND FINANCE MINISTER DATUK SERI AHMAD HUSNI HANADZLAH.

PUTRAJAYA: There is a need to develop a happiness index that would encompass wider aspects of well-being as well as levels of society to reflect more accurately the true well-being of the nation.

Second Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah, said for decades, the progress of the nation has been popularly measured by the gross domestic product (GDP).