Malaysia Economic Indicators
Latest economic indicators and statistics for Malaysia.
| Indicator | Current Value | Previous Value | Frequency | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Bond Yield | 3.479% | 3.497% | Daily | Oct 24, 04:26 AM EDT |
| GDP | $421.97B | $399.71B | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP Annual Growth Rate | 5.11% | 3.56% | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP Growth Rate (QoQ) | 2.1% | 0.7% | Quarterly | Q2 2025 |
| GDP Growth Rate (YoY) | 5.2% | 4.4% | Quarterly | Q3 2025 |
| GDP per Capita | $11,868.36 | $11,429.59 | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP per Capita PPP | $34,071.94 | $32,812.3 | Yearly | 2024 |
| R&D Expenditure (% GDP) | 0.95% | 1.04% | Yearly | 2020 |
| Real GDP | $422.01B | $401.48B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Inflation Rate | 1.83% | 2.49% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Core Inflation Rate | 2.1% | 2% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Inflation Rate | 1.5% | 1.3% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Inflation Rate MoM | 0.2% | 0.1% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) | -2.8% | -3.8% | Monthly | Aug'25 |
| Annual Unemployment Rate | 3.83% | 3.87% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Female Labor Force Rate | 51.6% | 51.57% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3% | 3% | Monthly | Aug'25 |
| Annual Exports | $329.45B | $312.61B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Imports | $299.51B | $265.64B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Balance of Trade | MYR 19.9B | MYR 15.8B | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Exports | MYR 138.7B | MYR 131.3B | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Exports (% GDP) | 71.35% | 68.58% | Yearly | 2024 |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 3.7% | 1.98% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Imports | MYR 118.8B | MYR 115.5B | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Imports (% GDP) | 66.01% | 63.48% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) | $22.7B | $20.44B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Tariff Rate | 5.43% | 5.61% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Trade (% GDP) | 137.37% | 132.06% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Current Account to GDP Ratio | 1.7% | 1.5% | Yearly | Dec'24 |
| Debt to GDP Ratio | 70.4% | 69.8% | Yearly | Dec'24 |
| Interest Rate | 2.75% | 2.75% | Daily | Sep 04, 2025 |
| Private Credit (% GDP) | 116.17% | 117.17% | Yearly | 2024 |
| House Price Index | 224 index | 228 index | Quarterly | Q4 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence | 127 points | 141 points | Quarterly | Q1 2025 |
| Retail Sales MoM | 0.5% | -0.8% | Monthly | Aug'25 |
| Business Confidence | 0.1 points | 2 points | Quarterly | Q3 2025 |
| Manufacturing PMI | 49.8 points | 49.9 points | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 96% | 95% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Gini Index | 40.7 points | 41.2 points | Yearly | 2021 |
| Happiness Index | 5.96 points | 5.97 points | Yearly | 2024 |
| Homicide Rate | 0.72 | 0.76 | Yearly | 2021 |
| Population | 35.56M | 35.13M | Yearly | 2024 |
| Poverty Rate | 0% | 0% | Yearly | 2021 |
| Primary Enrollment Rate | 98.84% | 97.76% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 26.09% | 26.09% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Annual CO2 Emissions | 288.82M tonnes | 285.45M tonnes | Yearly | 2023 |
| Forest Area (%) | 57.87% | 58.02% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Corruption Control | 0.3 points | 0.25 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Political stability index | 0.17 points | 0.16 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | Yearly | 2023 |
| Life Expectancy | 76.66 | 75.44 | Yearly | 2023 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 2.32 | 2.23 | Yearly | 2021 |
| Electricity Access | 100% | 100% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Internet Users | 97.7% | 97.4% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Travel Earnings | $3.39B | $22.2B | Yearly | 2020 |
| Visitor Arrivals | 4.33M | 26.1M | Yearly | 2020 |