Manufacturing, value added in Malaysia
Malaysia: Manufacturing, value added was 22.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Malaysia is 22.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Malaysia peaked at 30.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1963.
Malaysia ranks 14th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.3% | — |
| 1961 | 10.0% | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 10.6% | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 9.4% | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 10.2% | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10.6% | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 11.7% | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 11.8% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 13.8% | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 14.1% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 14.7% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 16.7% | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 20.6% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 21.3% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 19.4% | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 19.5% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 19.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 21.8% | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 23.8% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.8% | 13.8% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 19.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 24.2% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 23.8% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 21.4% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.1% | 23.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 11 Thailand 23.7% compare
- 12 Bangladesh 22.4% compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 22.3% compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 20.8% compare
- 16 Iran 20.6% compare
- 17 Belarus 20.5% 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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3344 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4,389 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 17,143 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5483 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Malaysia?
- Manufacturing, value added in Malaysia was 22.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1963.
- How does Malaysia rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Malaysia ranks 14th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.