Services, value added (% of GDP) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 54.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Malaysia, 1987–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Malaysia is 54.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Malaysia peaked at 54.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1988.
Malaysia ranks 125th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 42.7% | — |
| 1988 | 42.1% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 44.1% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 54.8% | +2.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 54.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.1%, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 54.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.2%, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.0% | 42.1% | 44.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 44.2% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 43.9% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 47.8% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 51.0% | 54.8% | 6 |
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 165.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.291 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 121.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Malaysia?
- Services, value added in Malaysia was 54.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1988.
- How does Malaysia rank for services, value added?
- Malaysia ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.