General profile: Malaysia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
33.574 Millions
4.143 MYR/US$
370 218 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 328 550 km²
2.48 %
2.55 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+27.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
141 626
198 612
199 952
299 028
Merchandise imports
114 324
164 622
175 971
237 980
Merchandise trade balance
27 301
33 990
23 981
61 048
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %70 %70 %12 %12 %5 %5 %11 %11 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
46 35241 84734 36618 49418 16746 35241 84734 36618 49418 167
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
19 750
34 676
34 937
20 869
Services imports
21 956
32 645
40 169
35 609
Services trade balance
-2 206
2 032
-5 232
-14 740
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
20.5
14.1
12.0
17.8
Travel
44.8
52.3
50.6
0.5
Other services
33.8
25.5
30.2
62.1
TRADE INDICES
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14411911611711299100979290918879103101100878171655963105999897989710010310310510610098112105101949394929292
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.5 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
143 534
255 018
301 355
370 218
GDP per capita, current US$
5 537
8 880
9 700
11 027
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.33
7.42
5.09
2.55
Current account balance, % of GDP
13.92
10.06
3.01
3.49
Exchange rate (/US$)
3.787
3.221
3.906
4.143
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
60.913.019.761.555.060.913.019.761.555.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.3 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
4 065.39
9 060.04
10 082.34
11 619.81
FDI outflows
3 075.45
13 399.08
10 545.85
4 749.55
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.78
0.43
0.55
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 454.01 638.21 685.61 648.91 603.91 643.71 579.51 423.41 293.81 211.51 102.91 130.91 329.11 556.21 365.511 6203 1607 8137 6189 39911 33610 08210 87712 1159 23912 1989 0601 4537 1728 5956 0604 0654 6242 4733 2035543 788FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
22.07
16.07
8.39
8.12
Balance, % of imports
24.48
22.75
13.74
13.29
Normalized balance
0.109
0.102
0.064
0.062
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
130116122129132126131137142147154157162176191201202
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 78%Urban 78%Rural 22%Rural 22%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.480 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
8 708
10 225
9 580
10 252
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
72.13
90.93
99.56
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
16 842 919
24 012 700
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
43.39
34.01
30.05
32.19
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
38.04
29.80
24.01
27.04
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
7.27
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022