Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malaysia

Malaysia: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
60th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1998
All-time low
0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1967
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1960–2025

00.10.20.30.40.5196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malaysia is 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1967.

Malaysia ranks 60th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1960 to 2025.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1961 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP -20.3%
1962 0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.3%
1963 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.2%
1964 0.205 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.3%
1965 0.2286 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.5%
1966 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.5%
1967 0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.7%
1968 0.1989 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.7%
1969 0.2379 current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.6%
1970 0.2174 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.6%
1971 0.2218 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
1972 0.2018 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.1%
1973 0.2927 current US$ per US$ of GDP +45.1%
1974 0.2873 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1975 0.2383 current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.0%
1976 0.3229 current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.5%
1977 0.3135 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
1978 0.3223 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.8%
1979 0.3779 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.2%
1980 0.3292 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.9%
1981 0.288 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.5%
1982 0.286 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
1983 0.3261 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.0%
1984 0.3547 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.8%
1985 0.3271 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.8%
1986 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1987 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.2%
1988 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.0%
1989 0.3594 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.7%
1990 0.344 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.3%
1991 0.3413 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
1992 0.3672 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
1993 0.3908 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.4%
1994 0.396 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.3%
1995 0.3971 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1996 0.4286 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.0%
1997 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
1998 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.9%
1999 0.4743 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2000 0.4608 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2001 0.4184 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.2%
2002 0.4203 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
2003 0.4246 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2004 0.4342 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
2005 0.4434 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.1%
2006 0.445 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.4%
2007 0.4328 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2008 0.4379 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.2%
2009 0.3811 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.0%
2010 0.393 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.1%
2011 0.3876 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2012 0.3651 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.8%
2013 0.3447 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.6%
2014 0.3425 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2015 0.3295 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.8%
2016 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2017 0.3242 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2018 0.306 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.6%
2019 0.2858 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.6%
2020 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.9%
2021 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.8%
2022 0.3078 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.8%
2023 0.2757 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.4%
2024 0.2727 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2025 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.2796 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2018 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3779 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.3327 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.286 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.4065 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3413 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.4298 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3811 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4608 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.3405 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2858 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.393 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.2783 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 57 Austria 0.2625 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 58 Bhutan 0.2623 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 59 Lithuania 0.261 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 61 Estonia 0.2588 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 62 Sri Lanka 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 63 Greenland 0.257 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malaysia?
Gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967.
How does Malaysia rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,097 data points, 1960–2025
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Gross domestic savings (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.