Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth was 5.94 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Malaysia, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Malaysia is 5.94 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 239.9% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Malaysia peaked at 31.67 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -7.58 % change on previous year, in 1986.
Malaysia ranks 134th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.52 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 9.76 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 31.67 % change on previous year | +224.3% |
| 1974 | 22.09 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1975 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1976 | 25.76 % change on previous year | -1219.5% |
| 1977 | 15.15 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1978 | 17.15 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 22.54 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 1980 | 14.83 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1981 | 8.08 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 1982 | 8.65 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 12.53 % change on previous year | +44.8% |
| 1984 | 12.93 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1985 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 1986 | -7.58 % change on previous year | +190.1% |
| 1987 | 13.26 % change on previous year | -274.8% |
| 1988 | 13.92 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 13.93 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 13.16 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 13.47 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 11.51 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 14.28 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 13.51 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 13.82 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 14.05 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 11.06 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5138 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 1999 | 6.19 % change on previous year | +1103.8% |
| 2000 | 18.5 % change on previous year | +199.0% |
| 2001 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 2002 | 8.69 % change on previous year | -910.2% |
| 2003 | 9.28 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 13.2 % change on previous year | +42.3% |
| 2005 | 14.67 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 9.79 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 11.49 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 15.72 % change on previous year | +36.9% |
| 2009 | -7.42 % change on previous year | -147.2% |
| 2010 | 15.23 % change on previous year | -305.4% |
| 2011 | 10.99 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 6.53 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 2013 | 4.88 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 8.62 % change on previous year | +76.8% |
| 2015 | 6.37 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 6.18 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 9.81 % change on previous year | +58.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 2020 | -6.23 % change on previous year | -238.8% |
| 2021 | 9.19 % change on previous year | -247.6% |
| 2022 | 15.65 % change on previous year | +70.3% |
| 2023 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 2024 | 5.94 % change on previous year | +239.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +1219.5% | -2.3 % change on previous year | 25.76 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +1103.8% | 0.5138 % change on previous year | 6.19 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +910.2% | -1.07 % change on previous year | 8.69 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.81 % change on previous year | -2.3 % change on previous year | 31.67 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.79 % change on previous year | -7.58 % change on previous year | 14.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.16 % change on previous year | 0.5138 % change on previous year | 14.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.28 % change on previous year | -7.42 % change on previous year | 18.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.86 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | 15.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 % change on previous year | -6.23 % change on previous year | 15.65 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 131 Indonesia 5.97 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Turkmenistan 5.96 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Cayman Islands 5.95 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Maldives 5.85 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Slovakia 5.78 % change on previous year compare
- 137 North Macedonia 5.7 % change on previous year 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Malaysia?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Malaysia was 5.94 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.67 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.58 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth?
- Malaysia ranks 134th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.