Asia ยท MYR ยท Bank Negara Malaysia
๐ฒ๐พMalaysia
Malaysiaโs $473B economy grew 5.2% in 2025; the IMF projects 5.2% for 2026. Inflation is 1.9% (Aug 2026) against a 2.75% policy rate.
$473B
GDP in 2025, current US dollars ยท #35 of 56 tracked economies
5.2%
Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects 5.2% for 2026
1.9%
Consumer-price inflation, year on year, Aug 2026
2.75%
Bank Negara Malaysia policy rate, ยฑ0 bp over 12 months
Unemployment ยท 2025
3.0%
-0.2 ppvs 2024
Government debt
70.5%
0.7 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
1.6%
Surplus ยท % of GDP
Population
33.9M
GDP per capita $14K
Scorecard
Malaysia among 56 tracked economies
Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.
- GDP$473B#35/56
- Growth5.2%#8/56
- Per capita$14K#38/56
- Inflation1.9%#45/56
- Jobless3.0%#39/50
- Debt/GDP70.5%#23/56
- Budget-3.5%#31/56
- Curr. acct1.6%#24/56
- Policy rate2.75%#26/45
- Population33.9M#34/56
Peers
Growth across Asia
Real GDP growth, 2025
- 1๐น๐ผTaiwan8.8%
- 2๐ป๐ณVietnam8.0%
- 3๐ฎ๐ณIndia7.8%
- 4๐ฆ๐ชUnited Arab Emirates6.2%
- 5๐ฒ๐พMalaysia5.2%
- 6๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia5.1%
- 7๐จ๐ณChina5.0%
- 8๐ธ๐ฌSingapore5.0%
- 9๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia4.6%
- 10๐ต๐ญPhilippines4.4%
- 11๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong SAR3.6%
- 12๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael3.5%
- 13๐ง๐ฉBangladesh3.5%
- 14๐ต๐ฐPakistan3.2%
- 15๐น๐ญThailand2.4%
- 16๐ฏ๐ตJapan1.2%
- 17๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea1.1%
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) ยท BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) ยท World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)
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