Malaysia is an upper-middle-income country with a population of 35.6M people. The capital and largest city is Kuala Lumpur, with 1.98M residents. Malaysia shares land borders with Indonesia, Thailand and Brunei.
Malaysia ranks 39/197 by GDP ($422B) and 81/197 by GDP per capita ($11,867). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Population |
36304998
|
45/197 |
GDP |
$422B
2024 |
39/197 |
GDP per capita |
$11,867
2024 |
81/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$38,729
2024 |
60/197 |
Government debt |
$297B
2024 |
32/185 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
70.1%
2025 |
55/185 |
Government debt per person |
$8,353
2024 |
63/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$9,650
2025 |
74/197 |
Land area | 126,854 sq mi | 65/197 |
Population density | 280.3 ppl/mi² | 85/197 |
Fertility rate | 1.55 | 133/196 |
Median age | 31.5 years | 92/196 |
Life expectancy | 77 years | 72/197 |
Malaysia trends dashboard: time-series charts
Year | GDP |
---|---|
1960 | $1,916,229,477 |
1961 | $1,901,856,123 |
1962 | $2,001,489,602 |
1963 | $2,510,110,348 |
1964 | $2,674,423,922 |
1965 | $2,956,337,669 |
1966 | $3,143,517,944 |
1967 | $3,188,924,677 |
1968 | $3,330,371,551 |
1969 | $3,664,552,041 |
1970 | $3,864,145,667 |
1971 | $4,244,395,956 |
1972 | $5,043,347,250 |
1973 | $7,662,902,678 |
1974 | $9,496,204,302 |
1975 | $9,298,800,799 |
1976 | $11,050,234,599 |
1977 | $13,139,488,633 |
1978 | $16,358,079,862 |
1979 | $21,213,264,962 |
1980 | $24,488,224,677 |
1981 | $25,004,285,792 |
1982 | $26,804,493,635 |
1983 | $30,347,442,111 |
1984 | $33,942,897,422 |
1985 | $31,199,633,353 |
1986 | $27,734,111,400 |
1987 | $32,181,210,158 |
1988 | $35,272,109,220 |
1989 | $38,847,965,293 |
1990 | $44,024,585,240 |
1991 | $49,143,148,094 |
1992 | $59,167,550,163 |
1993 | $66,894,966,969 |
1994 | $74,478,356,958 |
1995 | $88,705,342,903 |
1996 | $100,855,393,910 |
1997 | $100,005,323,302 |
1998 | $72,167,498,981 |
1999 | $79,148,421,053 |
2000 | $93,789,736,842 |
2001 | $92,783,947,368 |
2002 | $100,845,526,316 |
2003 | $110,202,368,421 |
2004 | $124,749,473,684 |
2005 | $143,534,405,819 |
2006 | $162,692,258,307 |
2007 | $193,549,569,478 |
2008 | $230,811,614,370 |
2009 | $202,257,453,037 |
2010 | $255,017,638,456 |
2011 | $297,951,668,675 |
2012 | $314,443,047,642 |
2013 | $323,276,235,524 |
2014 | $338,066,095,097 |
2015 | $301,355,266,965 |
2016 | $301,256,033,870 |
2017 | $319,109,094,160 |
2018 | $358,788,845,713 |
2019 | $365,177,721,022 |
2020 | $337,456,163,961 |
2021 | $373,784,823,673 |
2022 | $407,605,841,348 |
2023 | $399,705,137,434 |
2024 | $421,972,102,254 |
Year | GDP per capita |
---|---|
1960 | $240.8 |
1961 | $232.9 |
1962 | $238.8 |
1963 | $291.8 |
1964 | $303 |
1965 | $326 |
1966 | $339 |
1967 | $335 |
1968 | $342 |
1969 | $368 |
1970 | $380 |
1971 | $407 |
1972 | $472 |
1973 | $701 |
1974 | $848 |
1975 | $811 |
1976 | $940 |
1977 | $1,092 |
1978 | $1,327 |
1979 | $1,680 |
1980 | $1,886 |
1981 | $1,866 |
1982 | $1,938 |
1983 | $2,124 |
1984 | $2,300 |
1985 | $2,046 |
1986 | $1,760 |
1987 | $1,977 |
1988 | $2,100 |
1989 | $2,244 |
1990 | $2,469 |
1991 | $2,679 |
1992 | $3,141 |
1993 | $3,462 |
1994 | $3,758 |
1995 | $4,363 |
1996 | $4,837 |
1997 | $4,679 |
1998 | $3,294 |
1999 | $3,528 |
2000 | $4,084 |
2001 | $3,944 |
2002 | $4,184 |
2003 | $4,465 |
2004 | $4,939 |
2005 | $5,556 |
2006 | $6,158 |
2007 | $7,169 |
2008 | $8,372 |
2009 | $7,191 |
2010 | $8,899 |
2011 | $10,217 |
2012 | $10,601 |
2013 | $10,714 |
2014 | $11,013 |
2015 | $9,649 |
2016 | $9,477 |
2017 | $9,863 |
2018 | $10,902 |
2019 | $10,920 |
2020 | $9,958 |
2021 | $10,903 |
2022 | $11,748 |
2023 | $11,379 |
2024 | $11,867 |
Malaysia's life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years |
---|---|
1950 | 48.5 |
1951 | 49.2 |
1952 | 50.1 |
1953 | 51.1 |
1954 | 52 |
1955 | 52.8 |
1956 | 53.7 |
1957 | 54.5 |
1958 | 55.4 |
1959 | 56.3 |
1960 | 57.2 |
1961 | 58 |
1962 | 58.9 |
1963 | 59.7 |
1964 | 60.4 |
1965 | 61.1 |
1966 | 61.7 |
1967 | 62 |
1968 | 62.4 |
1969 | 62.9 |
1970 | 63.3 |
1971 | 63.8 |
1972 | 64.2 |
1973 | 64.7 |
1974 | 65.2 |
1975 | 65.7 |
1976 | 66.2 |
1977 | 66.7 |
1978 | 67.2 |
1979 | 67.6 |
1980 | 68.1 |
1981 | 68.5 |
1982 | 68.9 |
1983 | 69.2 |
1984 | 69.6 |
1985 | 69.9 |
1986 | 70.1 |
1987 | 70.4 |
1988 | 70.6 |
1989 | 70.8 |
1990 | 71 |
1991 | 71.2 |
1992 | 71.5 |
1993 | 71.7 |
1994 | 71.9 |
1995 | 72 |
1996 | 72.1 |
1997 | 72.3 |
1998 | 72.4 |
1999 | 72.4 |
2000 | 72.7 |
2001 | 73.1 |
2002 | 73.5 |
2003 | 73.7 |
2004 | 74 |
2005 | 74.4 |
2006 | 74.7 |
2007 | 75 |
2008 | 75.2 |
2009 | 75.3 |
2010 | 75.4 |
2011 | 75.5 |
2012 | 75.6 |
2013 | 75.5 |
2014 | 75.3 |
2015 | 75.3 |
2016 | 75.4 |
2017 | 75.5 |
2018 | 75.7 |
2019 | 75.9 |
2020 | 76.1 |
2021 | 73.9 |
2022 | 75.4 |
2023 | 76.7 |
2024 | 76.8 |
2025 | 77 |
Malaysia's population clock and projection
Year | Population |
---|---|
1960 | 7,956,197 |
1961 | 8,164,443 |
1962 | 8,380,172 |
1963 | 8,602,160 |
1964 | 8,828,406 |
1965 | 9,056,408 |
1966 | 9,284,688 |
1967 | 9,507,099 |
1968 | 9,725,281 |
1969 | 9,947,597 |
1970 | 10,178,802 |
1971 | 10,423,453 |
1972 | 10,676,835 |
1973 | 10,935,621 |
1974 | 11,200,906 |
1975 | 11,471,914 |
1976 | 11,750,097 |
1977 | 12,035,713 |
1978 | 12,328,157 |
1979 | 12,627,862 |
1980 | 12,983,363 |
1981 | 13,399,203 |
1982 | 13,832,798 |
1983 | 14,285,907 |
1984 | 14,759,009 |
1985 | 15,252,258 |
1986 | 15,760,419 |
1987 | 16,276,737 |
1988 | 16,796,605 |
1989 | 17,314,997 |
1990 | 17,833,171 |
1991 | 18,342,464 |
1992 | 18,834,572 |
1993 | 19,322,664 |
1994 | 19,820,446 |
1995 | 20,330,599 |
1996 | 20,850,087 |
1997 | 21,375,218 |
1998 | 21,906,713 |
1999 | 22,435,531 |
2000 | 22,967,816 |
2001 | 23,526,538 |
2002 | 24,102,477 |
2003 | 24,679,602 |
2004 | 25,256,772 |
2005 | 25,836,071 |
2006 | 26,417,909 |
2007 | 26,998,389 |
2008 | 27,570,059 |
2009 | 28,124,778 |
2010 | 28,655,776 |
2011 | 29,162,039 |
2012 | 29,662,831 |
2013 | 30,174,265 |
2014 | 30,696,137 |
2015 | 31,232,798 |
2016 | 31,789,685 |
2017 | 32,355,644 |
2018 | 32,910,967 |
2019 | 33,440,596 |
2020 | 33,889,558 |
2021 | 34,282,399 |
2022 | 34,695,493 |
2023 | 35,126,298 |
2024 | 35,557,673 |
Malaysia's birth and fertility rates
Year | Fertility rate |
---|---|
1960 | 6.41 |
1961 | 6.37 |
1962 | 6.3 |
1963 | 6.19 |
1964 | 6.03 |
1965 | 5.84 |
1966 | 5.64 |
1967 | 5.43 |
1968 | 5.29 |
1969 | 5.16 |
1970 | 5.04 |
1971 | 4.92 |
1972 | 4.82 |
1973 | 4.73 |
1974 | 4.62 |
1975 | 4.5 |
1976 | 4.4 |
1977 | 4.28 |
1978 | 4.18 |
1979 | 4.09 |
1980 | 4.04 |
1981 | 4 |
1982 | 3.97 |
1983 | 3.93 |
1984 | 3.89 |
1985 | 3.8 |
1986 | 3.7 |
1987 | 3.57 |
1988 | 3.5 |
1989 | 3.31 |
1990 | 3.3 |
1991 | 3.34 |
1992 | 3.37 |
1993 | 3.36 |
1994 | 3.35 |
1995 | 3.32 |
1996 | 3.3 |
1997 | 3.23 |
1998 | 3.12 |
1999 | 3.07 |
2000 | 2.94 |
2001 | 2.81 |
2002 | 2.66 |
2003 | 2.6 |
2004 | 2.49 |
2005 | 2.39 |
2006 | 2.31 |
2007 | 2.25 |
2008 | 2.26 |
2009 | 2.22 |
2010 | 2.14 |
2011 | 2.15 |
2012 | 2.12 |
2013 | 2.07 |
2014 | 2.06 |
2015 | 2.01 |
2016 | 1.94 |
2017 | 1.89 |
2018 | 1.84 |
2019 | 1.78 |
2020 | 1.68 |
2021 | 1.56 |
2022 | 1.55 |
2023 | 1.55 |
Year | Median age, years |
---|---|
1960 | 17.5 |
1961 | 17.3 |
1962 | 17.1 |
1963 | 17 |
1964 | 16.9 |
1965 | 16.8 |
1966 | 16.9 |
1967 | 17 |
1968 | 17.1 |
1969 | 17.3 |
1970 | 17.4 |
1971 | 17.6 |
1972 | 17.9 |
1973 | 18.1 |
1974 | 18.3 |
1975 | 18.6 |
1976 | 18.8 |
1977 | 19 |
1978 | 19.3 |
1979 | 19.5 |
1980 | 19.7 |
1981 | 19.9 |
1982 | 20.1 |
1983 | 20.4 |
1984 | 20.5 |
1985 | 20.7 |
1986 | 20.9 |
1987 | 21 |
1988 | 21.1 |
1989 | 21.3 |
1990 | 21.5 |
1991 | 21.7 |
1992 | 21.9 |
1993 | 22.1 |
1994 | 22.3 |
1995 | 22.5 |
1996 | 22.7 |
1997 | 22.9 |
1998 | 23.1 |
1999 | 23.4 |
2000 | 23.5 |
2001 | 23.6 |
2002 | 23.7 |
2003 | 23.9 |
2004 | 24 |
2005 | 24.2 |
2006 | 24.5 |
2007 | 24.8 |
2008 | 25.1 |
2009 | 25.6 |
2010 | 26 |
2011 | 26.4 |
2012 | 26.8 |
2013 | 27.1 |
2014 | 27.5 |
2015 | 27.8 |
2016 | 28.1 |
2017 | 28.5 |
2018 | 28.8 |
2019 | 29.2 |
2020 | 29.6 |
2021 | 30.1 |
2022 | 30.6 |
2023 | 31.1 |
2024 | 31.5 |
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Malaysia: National Statistics
Finance
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$415B
2024 |
38/194 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
23.1%
2025 |
137/195 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.51%
2023 |
121/193 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
0.93%
2023 |
125/163 |
Armed forces personnel |
136,000
2020 |
45/174 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-3.36%
2025 |
109/188 |
Unemployment rate |
3.93%
2022 |
128/196 |
Services, % of GDP |
53.6%
2024 |
114/191 |
Industry, % of GDP |
37.1%
2024 |
31/194 |
Economic freedom index |
67.1
2025 |
50/197 |
Income share by richest 10% |
30.9%
2021 |
50/169 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
2.3%
2021 |
116/169 |
Number of billionaires |
19
2025 |
24/78 |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.00008%
2025 |
36/78 |
Listed domestic companies |
1,031
2024 |
9/103 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$449B
2024 |
23/100 |
Total reserves including gold |
$116B
2024 |
24/177 |
Personal remittances received |
$1.61B
2024 |
71/190 |
International tourist arrivals |
4,333,000
2020 |
38/188 |
International tourism as share of exports |
1.63%
2020 |
151/184 |
Banked people share |
88.7%
2024 |
41/158 |
Energy
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
2,867 kg
2022 |
35/177 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$12
2022 |
114/173 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
283.3 megatons
2023 |
21/187 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
8.07 tons
2023 |
27/187 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
96%
2022 |
19/176 |
Renewable energy use share |
7.5%
2021 |
154/193 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
2.88%
2022 |
97/147 |
Net energy imports use share |
-0.58%
2022 |
102/144 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
4,986 kWh
2022 |
43/147 |
Renewable electricity output share |
17%
2021 |
124/192 |
Hydroelectric share |
16.6%
2022 |
89/192 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
121/192 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
57/195 |
Society
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.44%
2024 |
44/197 |
Annual migration change |
+174,770
2024 |
9/196 |
Urban population |
79.2%
2024 |
52/195 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
Average male height |
5.55 ft
2025 |
142/190 |
Average female height |
5.15 ft
2025 |
154/190 |
Quality of life index |
62.9
2025 |
61/197 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
50
2024 |
68/197 |
Higher education index |
76
2025 |
45/183 |
Homicides per 100K people |
0.72
2021 |
171/197 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
22.5
2019 |
57/197 |
Visa free countries |
170
2025 |
39/195 |
Adult literacy rate |
95.8%
2022 |
100/196 |
English speaking |
57.3%
2023 |
54/197 |
People using the Internet |
98%
2024 |
12/195 |
Health
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$458
2022 |
92/191 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$173.5
2022 |
77/191 |
Life expectancy |
77 years
2025 |
72/197 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.004%
2022 |
149/178 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.32
2021 |
77/193 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
26
2023 |
117/193 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
8.1
2023 |
135/192 |
Obesity rate |
22.4%
2022 |
97/189 |
Diabetes prevalence |
21.1%
2024 |
11/195 |
Air quality index |
41
2025 |
118/197 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
22%
2022 |
66/164 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.74 liters
2020 |
154/186 |
Territory
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
% of world land |
0.22%
2025 |
65/197 |
Land area per capita |
3,568 sq mi
2024 |
113/197 |
Agricultural land area |
33,093 sq mi
2025 |
77/194 |
Forest area |
73,219 sq mi
2025 |
32/196 |
Roads length |
173,898 mi
2022 |
25/175 |
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