Malaysia - Economy
How is the economy of Malaysia? Based on the information we have, Malaysia has a upper middle-income Southeast Asian economy; implementing key anticorruption policies; major electronics, oil, and chemicals exporter; trade sector employs over 40% of jobs; key economic equity initiative; high labor productivity. Key agricultural products in this country include: oil palm fruit, rice, chicken, eggs, coconuts, tropical fruits, vegetables, rubber, bananas, pineapples (2022).
More about the economy of Malaysia
Labor force 17.308 million (2023 est.)
Industrial production growth rate 1.43% (2023 est.)
Industries Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semiconductors, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum and natural gas production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum and natural gas production, logging
Population below poverty line 6.2% (2021 est.)
Taxes and other revenues 11.65% (of GDP) (2022 est.)
Fiscal year
Exchange rates
Currency ringgits (MYR) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2023 4.561 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2022 4.401 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2021 4.143 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2020 4.203 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2019 4.142 (2019 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023 $113.438 billion (2023 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 $114.659 billion (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 $116.916 billion (2021 est.)
Current account balance
Current account balance 2022 $12.271 billion (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2021 $14.493 billion (2021 est.)
Current account balance 2020 $14.138 billion (2020 est.)
Public debt
Public debt 2022 60.27% of GDP (2022 est.)
Budget
Revenues $66.883 billion (2022 est.)
Expenditures $72.986 billion (2022 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Remittances
Remittances 2023 0.44% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2022 0.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2021 0.42% of GDP (2021 est.)
Household income
Lowest 10% 2.3% (2021 est.)
Highest 10% 30.9% (2021 est.)
Average household expenditures
On food 24.5% of household expenditures (2022 est.)
On alcohol and tobacco 1.8% of household expenditures (2022 est.)
Imports
Imports 2022 $283.601 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2021 $236.855 billion (2021 est.)
Imports 2020 $186.613 billion (2020 est.)
Imports (partners) China 28%, Singapore 12%, US 6%, Taiwan 6%, Japan 5% (2022)
Comodities Imports force integrated circuits, refined petroleum, crude petroleum, coal, vehicle parts/accessories (2022)
Exports
Imports 2022 $283.601 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2021 $236.855 billion (2021 est.)
Imports 2020 $186.613 billion (2020 est.)
Exports (partners) Singapore 14%, China 13%, US 12%, Japan 6%, Hong Kong 6% (2022)
Comodities Exports force integrated circuits, refined petroleum, natural gas, palm oil, crude petroleum (2022)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 $1.152 trillion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 $1.111 trillion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 $1.023 trillion (2021 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate) $399.649 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP Per capita
Real GDP per capita 2023 $33,600 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022 $32,700 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2021 $30,500 (2021 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
Agriculture 7.7% (2023 est.)
Industry 37.7% (2023 est.)
Services 53.5% (2023 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use
Household consumption 60.4% (2023 est.)
Government consumption 12% (2023 est.)
Investment in fixed capital 19.2% (2023 est.)
Investment in inventories 3.3% (2023 est.)
Exports of goods and services 68.4% (2023 est.)
Imports of goods and services -63.4% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate 2023 3.86% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2022 3.93% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2021 4.64% (2021 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Total 12.5% (2023 est.)
Male 11.4% (2023 est.)
Female 14.2% (2023 est.)
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Malaysia is found in South-Eastern Asia