Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malaysia
Malaysia: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.28 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
91st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.28 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0053 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malaysia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Malaysia is 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Malaysia peaked at 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 91st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0053 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0056 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0064 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0096 million SLC per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1974 | 0.013 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0168 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0201 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0219 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0291 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0356 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0374 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.037 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.041 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0476 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0464 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0429 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0489 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0614 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0762 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0878 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1051 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1184 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1359 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1585 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1786 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.215 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2434 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2481 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2832 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3348 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3148 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3411 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3815 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4383 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4558 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5007 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.529 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5756 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5164 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5859 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6471 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.684 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7081 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7703 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7986 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8291 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9125 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9486 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9857 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9599 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9063 million SLC per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9982 million SLC per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0141 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0053 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0291 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0474 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0356 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0762 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1774 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0878 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2832 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4388 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3148 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5756 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.787 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5859 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9857 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9599 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 88 Russia 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 89 Eswatini 1.34 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 90 Algeria 1.31 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 92 Honduras 1.16 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 93 Djibouti 1.14 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 94 Italy 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Malaysia?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Malaysia was 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Malaysia ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.