Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 5.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Malaysia, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Malaysia stood at 5.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 9.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.7% | — |
| 1996 | 5.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -83.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -96.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +6105.1% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +131.4% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 5 |
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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 39,906 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,247 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2133 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Malaysia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Malaysia was 5.8% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.