Flag of Malaysia

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