Malaysia: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Upper Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | The oil and gas sector supplies about 35% of government revenue. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2018): China, Singapore, and United States |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Rubber and Oil Palm Processing and Manufacturing; Petroleum and Natural Gas; Light Manufacturing; Pharmaceuticals |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $889,349,000,505 (2018) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 4.742% (2018) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $28,208 (2018) |
GDP Country Rank 27/196 (2018)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 0.663% (2019) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $200,364,305,000 (2016) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 38.7% (2019) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 4.187% (2018) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 21.564% (2018) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $7,590,221,354 (2018) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 15,673,016 (2019) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 10.361% (2019) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 26.997% (2019) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 62.642% (2019) |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.324% (2019) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $221,407,895,715 (2018) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $246,551,510,495 (2018) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 129.693% (2018) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $8,570,094,243 (2018) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $40,077,166,052 (2018) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Malaysia’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.