Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 169.06 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 169.06 current US$ per person for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 477.35 current US$ per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, -28.46 current US$ per person, in 1962.
That places Malaysia 146th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -22.46 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | -27.65 current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 1962 | -28.46 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 13.97 current US$ per person | -149.1% |
| 1964 | 11.77 current US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 1965 | 25.57 current US$ per person | +117.3% |
| 1966 | 25.23 current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 11.03 current US$ per person | -56.3% |
| 1968 | 13.44 current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1969 | 9.82 current US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 1970 | 7.38 current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 1971 | 40.58 current US$ per person | +449.7% |
| 1972 | 49.23 current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 1973 | 75.53 current US$ per person | +53.4% |
| 1974 | 100.59 current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 1975 | 85.3 current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 1976 | 105.14 current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 135.33 current US$ per person | +28.7% |
| 1978 | 213.6 current US$ per person | +57.8% |
| 1979 | 277.54 current US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 323.35 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 286.14 current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 271.75 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 326.07 current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 477.35 current US$ per person | +46.4% |
| 1985 | 425.75 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 367.79 current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 56.47 current US$ per person | -84.6% |
| 1988 | 66.75 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 75.86 current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 89.25 current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 102.13 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 117.27 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 122.36 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 142.26 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 148.25 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 155.74 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 146.35 current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 61.83 current US$ per person | -57.8% |
| 1999 | 75.76 current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 66.75 current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 63.23 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 72.12 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 69.38 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 66.64 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 65.12 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 58.4 current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 64.31 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 81.89 current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 70.25 current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 83.12 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 97.62 current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 111.17 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 113.2 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 118.92 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 120.5 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 125.34 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 138.56 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 131.42 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 123.1 current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 110.6 current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 119.84 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 123.2 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 127.89 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 139.86 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 169.06 current US$ per person | +20.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 169.06 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 838.01 current US$ per person, 20% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 169.06 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 404.23 current US$ per person, 42% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +449.7% | 7.38 current US$ per person | 40.58 current US$ per person |
| 1963 | +149.1% | -28.46 current US$ per person | 13.97 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.23 current US$ per person | -28.46 current US$ per person | 25.57 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 109.02 current US$ per person | 7.38 current US$ per person | 277.54 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 267.73 current US$ per person | 56.47 current US$ per person | 477.35 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.12 current US$ per person | 61.83 current US$ per person | 155.74 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.81 current US$ per person | 58.4 current US$ per person | 81.89 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.3 current US$ per person | 83.12 current US$ per person | 138.56 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.74 current US$ per person | 110.6 current US$ per person | 169.06 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 143 Uzbekistan 174.87 current US$ per person compare
- 144 Mauritania 174.37 current US$ per person compare
- 145 Iran 173.48 current US$ per person compare
- 147 Cambodia 165.8 current US$ per person compare
- 148 Macao 163.91 current US$ per person compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 159.86 current US$ per person 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)
- 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 taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Malaysia?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Malaysia was 169.06 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 477.35 current US$ per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.46 current US$ per person in 1962.
- How does Malaysia rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 146th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.