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General profile: Malaysia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
35.126 Millions
..
399 649 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 328 550 km²
2.49 %
3.68 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-11.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
141 626
198 612
199 952
312 965
Merchandise imports
114 324
164 622
175 971
265 667
Merchandise trade balance
27 301
33 990
23 981
47 298
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %69 %69 %17 %17 %4 %4 %10 %10 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
48 09242 14535 45519 69818 79148 09242 14535 45519 69818 791
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
19 750
34 676
34 937
42 671
Services imports
21 956
32 645
40 169
52 196
Services trade balance
-2 206
2 032
-5 232
-9 525
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
20.5
14.1
12.0
15.8
Travel
44.8
52.3
50.6
34.8
Other services
33.8
25.5
30.2
38.4
TRADE INDICES
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15216414411911611711299100979290918879103101100112112105999897989710010310310510610098112105101
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.7 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
143 534
255 018
301 355
399 649
GDP per capita, current US$
5 556
8 899
9 649
11 377
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.33
7.42
5.09
3.68
Current account balance, % of GDP
13.92
10.06
3.01
1.51
Exchange rate (/US$)
3.787
3.221
3.906
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
57.611.723.577.069.757.611.723.577.069.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.8 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
4 065.39
9 060.04
10 082.34
8 652.71
FDI outflows
3 075.45
13 399.08
10 545.85
7 643.05
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.78
0.43
0.55
0.41
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 701.91 619.61 552.31 426.71 597.41 685.61 648.91 603.91 643.71 579.51 423.41 293.81 211.51 102.91 130.91 329.11 556.21 365.58 65316 94012 1733 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
2023
Balance, % of GDP
22.07
16.07
8.39
4.99
Balance, % of imports
24.48
22.75
13.74
7.95
Normalized balance
0.109
0.102
0.064
0.038
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
131145132116122129132126131137142147154157162176191201202
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 79%Urban 79%Rural 21%Rural 21%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.415 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
8 708
10 225
9 580
9 461
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
18 133 368
24 012 959
28 246 849
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
42.76
32.68
27.99
34.53
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
37.63
29.30
23.20
24.27
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
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).
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
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: 15 April 2025