Malaysia

Economy

• GDP

  : 472.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 13125 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 5.2 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 1.49 T$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 41498 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.31 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 1.4 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 3.8 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 12.0 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 71.0 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 65.4 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : 26.2 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : 1.7 % (2024)

• Total reserves

  : 125.6 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 3.7 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 0.0 % (2021)

• Agriculture

  : 8.2 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 35.7 % (2025)

• Services

  : 54.8 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 0.4 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 3.1 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 36.0 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 1.2 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 166 615 (2025)

• Population density

  : 106.9 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 76.8 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.54 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 12.4 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 5.27 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 77.4 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 22.6 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 18.7 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.6 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 42.3 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 47.7 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 138 417 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 3.5 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 4.0 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 40.7 (2021)

• Internet users

  : 98.0 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 139.7 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 97.9 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 30 $ (2021)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 30.9 % (2021)

• PISA score — mathematics

  : 408.7 (2022)

• PISA score — reading literacy

  : 388.1 (2022)

• PISA score — science

  : 416.3 (2022)

• Primary school completion

  : 99.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 11.1 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 445.7 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 74.0 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 62.0 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 0.0 % (2020)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 136 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 1.0 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 1.00 (2017)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 8.32 (2024)

• CO₂ (consumption-based) per capita

  : 7.64 (2022)

• Renewable energy

  : 7.5 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 17.0 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 3 009 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 57.7 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 67.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 183.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 80.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 44.6 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 33.8 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 17.5 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 2.2 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 8.92 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 317.2 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 15.3 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 263 254 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 28.0 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 19 114 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 93.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 96.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 8.30 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 26.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 19.9 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 41.0 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 26.8 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 21.1 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 16.9 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 80.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.3 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 2.34 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.96 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 5.72 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 17.0 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : -4.1 % (2024)

• General government debt

  : 65.6 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -3.8 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.50 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.91 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 0.73 (2023)

• Political stability

  : 0.38 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.35 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.68 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.13 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 21.3 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 2.38 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 134.0 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 1.6 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 15.6 B$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 61.6 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 23.4 % (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 6.00 (2025)