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Malaysia

East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 11.8%
Current prices2025
472USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 10.5%
Current prices2025
13,949USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.1 pp
Annual change2025
5.2%
Inflation▼ 0.5 pp
Average consumer prices2025
1.4%
Unemployment▼ 0.2 pp
Rate2025
3.0%
Government debt▲ 0.8 pp
General government, gross2025
70.7% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.1 pp
Balance2025
1.6% of GDP
Population▲ 1.2%
Total2025
33.85million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-7.40.010.01995: 9.8%1996: 10.0%1997: 7.3%1998: -7.4%1999: 6.1%2000: 8.7%2001: 0.5%2002: 5.4%2003: 5.8%2004: 6.8%2005: 5.0%2006: 5.6%2007: 6.3%2008: 4.8%2009: -1.5%2010: 7.5%2011: 5.3%2012: 5.5%2013: 4.7%2014: 6.0%2015: 5.0%2016: 4.4%2017: 5.8%2018: 4.8%2019: 4.4%2020: -5.5%2021: 3.3%2022: 9.0%2023: 3.5%2024: 5.1%2025: 5.2%2026: 4.7% (IMF projection)2027: 4.3% (IMF projection)2028: 4.3% (IMF projection)2029: 4.3% (IMF projection)2030: 4.3% (IMF projection)2031: 4.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.10.05.41995: 3.5%1996: 3.5%1997: 2.7%1998: 5.3%1999: 2.7%2000: 1.6%2001: 1.4%2002: 1.8%2003: 1.1%2004: 1.4%2005: 3.0%2006: 3.6%2007: 2.0%2008: 5.4%2009: 0.6%2010: 1.7%2011: 3.2%2012: 1.7%2013: 2.1%2014: 3.1%2015: 2.1%2016: 2.1%2017: 3.8%2018: 1.0%2019: 0.7%2020: -1.1%2021: 2.5%2022: 3.4%2023: 2.5%2024: 1.8%2025: 1.4%2026: 1.9% (IMF projection)2027: 2.0% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %3.39.03.55.15.24.74.34.34.34.3
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.53.42.51.81.41.92.02.02.02.0
Unemployment rate %4.73.83.43.23.03.03.03.03.03.0
GDP, current prices USD bn374408400422472516553591631672
GDP per capita, current prices USD11,47412,49012,09812,61913,94915,08515,97616,90417,85218,859
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD31,38536,56838,77941,27044,11946,98649,54451,97854,62957,473
General government gross debt % of GDP69.265.569.769.870.769.568.767.866.966.1
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-6.0-4.6-4.1-3.4-3.5-3.3-3.0-2.7-2.7-2.7
Current account balance % of GDP3.93.21.11.41.61.41.61.81.81.8
Population million32.5832.6533.0633.4633.8534.2334.6134.9735.3235.66

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.070.72000: 33%2001: 38%2002: 40%2003: 41%2004: 42%2005: 41%2006: 40%2007: 39%2008: 39%2009: 50%2010: 51%2011: 52%2012: 54%2013: 56%2014: 55%2015: 57%2016: 56%2017: 54%2018: 56%2019: 57%2020: 68%2021: 69%2022: 65%2023: 70%2024: 70%2025: 71%2026: 69% (IMF projection)2027: 69% (IMF projection)2028: 68% (IMF projection)2029: 67% (IMF projection)2030: 66% (IMF projection)2031: 65% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
0.016.32000: 8.3%2001: 7.2%2002: 6.5%2003: 11.1%2004: 11.1%2005: 13.8%2006: 15.4%2007: 14.7%2008: 16.3%2009: 14.8%2010: 9.9%2011: 10.7%2012: 5.1%2013: 3.4%2014: 4.3%2015: 3.0%2016: 2.4%2017: 2.8%2018: 2.2%2019: 3.5%2020: 4.2%2021: 3.9%2022: 3.2%2023: 1.1%2024: 1.4%2025: 1.6%2026: 1.4% (IMF projection)2027: 1.6% (IMF projection)2028: 1.8% (IMF projection)2029: 1.8% (IMF projection)2030: 1.8% (IMF projection)2031: 1.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199512.941.426.447.9
20058.346.427.544.2
20158.338.422.352.0
20258.235.722.154.8

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method12,380USD2025+19.6%
GNI, Atlas method445USD bn2025+37.8%
Exports of goods and services71.0% of GDP2025+1.5 pp
Imports of goods and services65.4% of GDP2025+3.5 pp
Life expectancy at birth76.8years2024+2.0%
Urban population77.4% of total2025+4.0 pp

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Market data for this country

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)