Adjusted savings: gross savings in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 26.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Malaysia, 1974–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Malaysia is 26.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Malaysia peaked at 42.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1975.
That places Malaysia 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 25.0% | — |
| 1975 | 21.0% | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 29.2% | +39.5% |
| 1977 | 28.4% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 34.9% | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 26.2% | -14.0% |
| 1982 | 25.1% | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 30.7% | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 31.7% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 30.8% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 33.5% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 42.1% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.9% | 21.0% | 34.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 25.1% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 30.8% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 34.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 25.2% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.4% | 26.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,685 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8766 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 11,506 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2141 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Malaysia?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Malaysia was 26.8% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1975.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Malaysia ranks 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.