Malaysia Economic Indicators

Balance of Trade

Last: 11,978

Units In: MYR Million

International trade plays a large role in Malaysian economy. Since 1998, Malaysia have been reporting consistent trade surpluses, mainly due to rise in exports of electrical and electronics products. In 2015, the biggest trade surpluses were recorded with Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and United Stat...

Consumer Price Index CPI

Last: 133.2

Units In: Points

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Current Account to GDP

Last: 2.7

Units In: % of GDP

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GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last: 5.3

Units In: %

Malaysia is a developing economy in Asia which, in recent years, has successfully transformed from an exporter of raw materials into a diversified economy. The largest sector of the economy is services, accounting for around 54 percent of GDP. Manufacturing sector has been growing in recent years a...

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Government Debt to GDP

In Malaysia, the interest rate decisions are taken by The Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia). The official interest rate is the Overnight Policy Rate.

In Malaysia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.