Gross domestic product (GDP) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic product (gdp) in Malaysia stood at 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp) in Malaysia peaked at 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 214.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 29th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 315.65 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 214.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 397.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 524.92 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 425.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 631.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 848.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 667.91 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.05 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 989.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 26 Pakistan 1.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 27 Netherlands 1.29 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 28 Argentina 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 30 Philippines 1.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 31 Colombia 1.00 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 32 South Africa 880.05 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 5.5% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 12,352 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 22.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 444.41 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 12,352 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4.28 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.77 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -2.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 26.06 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp) in Malaysia?
- Gross domestic product (gdp) in Malaysia was 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.