Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
Malaysia ranks 33rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +42.8% | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 30 Azerbaijan 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Moldova 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Guyana 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Sudan 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Egypt 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 165.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.291 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 121.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malaysia?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.