Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.0479 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 2013–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia stood at 0.0479 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 0.0566 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0348 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
That places Malaysia 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0348 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0.0366 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0488 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0531 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0566 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0461 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0443 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0455 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0418 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0412 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.046 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0466 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0479 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0479 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3532 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, 14% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0479 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1427 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, 34% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0458 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0348 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0566 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0448 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0412 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0479 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 161 San Marino 0.0512 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Greenland 0.051 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Singapore 0.0496 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Ecuador 0.0462 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 Micronesia (country) 0.0449 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Liberia 0.0387 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.0479 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0566 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0348 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Malaysia rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.