Malaysia

MYSEast Asia & PacificUpper middle incomeCapital: Kuala Lumpur
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78/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Malaysia in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Malaysia· trajectory line: 1980 → today
About Malaysia

Malaysia's GDP is $516.43B (2026), with a population of 36.0M, and GDP per capita of $15,085. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 4.7%, inflation at 1.9%, unemployment at 3.0%, government debt at 69.5% of GDP, life expectancy of 76.8 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$516.43B2026 9.4%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)4.7%2026 9.6%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$15,0852026 8.1%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$1.61T2026 7.7%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$46,9862026 6.5%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.72%2026 1.7%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$455.98B2025 11.8%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$12,3802025 6.3%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$40,0702025 6.8%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)35.7%2025 3.5%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)54.8%2025 2.1%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)8.2%2025 1.1%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)12.4%2025 3.4%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)61.6%2025 1.4%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)20.5%2025 6.8%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)23.4%2024 2.0%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)-0.4%2025 156.9%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$70,8212025 3.2%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)22.1%2025 1.8%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)44.6%2022WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$7,7052021WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)0.4%2021WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)5.5%2025 4.1%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.03%2021WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)1.85%2021WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)3.35%2021WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)6.9%2021WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)1.70%2021WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$168.42B2025 7.9%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$35,4612025 3.9%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$12,3522025 3.9%WB
Financial Markets1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Exchange Rate (per EUR)4.832025 2.4%WB
Fiscal & Monetary22 indicators · 2023–2026 · IMF / WB
Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)136.4%2025 0.7%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)71.0%2025 0.5%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)65.4%2025 0.9%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$335.11B2025 11.2%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$308.95B2025 10.8%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$376.04B2025 13.7%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$340.44B2025 13.4%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)3.7%2024 86.5%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)3.1%2024 55.1%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$15.59B2024 96.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$1.61B2024 5.8%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.4%2024 10.8%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)58.6%2024 1.3%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)1.7%2024 8.2%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$7.15B2024 14.3%WB
External Debt2 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)0.0%2023 12.8%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$6.6M2023 10.7%WB
Finance11 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
Business Environment1 indicator · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)132024WB
Private Sector6 indicators · 2024 · WB
People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population36.0M2025 1.2%WB
Population Growth (%)1.2%2025 3.8%WB
Population Density (per km²)1072023 1.2%WB
Surface Area (sq km)330,4112023 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)328,5502023 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)77.4%2025 0.6%WB
Urban Population (total)27.8M2025 1.8%WB
Rural Population (%)22.6%2025 2.1%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth76.8 years2024 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male74.4 years2024 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female79.5 years2024 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.52024 0.5%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)12.42024 0.4%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)5.32024 2.2%WB
Net Migration166,6152025 4.7%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)21.3%2025 2.2%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)70.7%2025 0.3%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)8.0%2025 3.8%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)41.5%2025 0.9%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)11.4%2025 3.5%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)30.2%2025 2.4%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)147.82024 2.9%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)80.22024 4.2%WB
Labor20 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force18.7M2025 1.8%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)66.1%2025 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)51.6%2025 0.1%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)79.2%2025 0.0%WB
Unemployment (%)3.8%2025 2.1%WB
Female Unemployment (%)3.9%2025 4.0%WB
Male Unemployment (%)3.7%2025 0.9%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)12.0%2025 2.4%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)9.2%2025 2.7%WB
Employment in Industry (%)26.0%2025 0.2%WB
Employment in Services (%)64.9%2025 0.5%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)69.3%2022WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)21.9%2025 0.6%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)74.6%2025 0.2%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)9.7%2022WB
Employers (% of total employment)3.5%2025 0.2%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)37.1%2025 0.1%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)63.6%2025 0.1%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)25.4%2025 0.5%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)10.2%2022 10.5%WB
Education21 indicators · 2017–2024 · WB
Health51 indicators · 2020–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.0%2023 1.5%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$4502023 1.7%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)2.0%2023 0.3%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)37.1%2023 2.1%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.32023 2.2%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)4.12023 0.7%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)22023 1.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)8.32024 0.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)4.32024 2.4%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)262023 31.6%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)7.62024 1.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)92024 0.0%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)25.6%2021WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)65.0%2021WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)5.7%2021WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)96.0%2024 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)93.0%2024 2.1%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)962024 1.0%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)21.2%2022WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)5.6%2022WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)33.1%2024 1.2%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)0.6%2024 14.3%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)5.72021WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)0.72020WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)72.81010352021WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)18.348862822021WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)63.94691822021WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)6.9805692822024WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)8.3086390222024WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)4.2705030232024WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)115.01349122023WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)962024WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)7.22024WHO
People Living with HIV850002025WHO
Malaria Deaths (WHO Estimates)02024WHO
Estimated Malaria Incidence (WHO)02024WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)26.6690822022WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)952025WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)952025WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)952025WHO
Physicians (total)80,7682024 1.8%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel143,3072024 0.6%WHO
Dentists (total)17,3182024 21.5%WHO
Pharmacists (total)22,8692024 4.0%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)112022WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)21.22022WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)15.32022WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)802023WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)13.92021WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)450.338531492023WHO
Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
Agriculture12 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
Technology13 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
Infrastructure9 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.32023 18.8%WB
Government Effectiveness0.882023 11.8%WB
Political Stability0.172023 3.3%WB
Regulatory Quality0.662023 2.6%WB
Rule of Law0.572023 1.9%WB
Voice & Accountability0.092023 20604.7%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)61.8%2023 0.8%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)79.7%2023 0.6%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)67.5%2023 1.4%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)50.7%2023 1.4%WB
Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)1.0%2024 0.6%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$4.31B2024 9.9%WB
Armed Forces Personnel136,0002020WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.8%2020WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)4.5%2024 11.6%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.72023 6.2%WB
Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2021–2023 · WB
Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.612020WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.632020WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.592020WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.9 years2020WB
Tourism5 indicators · 2020 · WB
Urban Development8 indicators · 2020–2025 · WB / WHO

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