Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 70.5 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -3.5 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $472.7 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 1.6 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 60–100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +13.5 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 64.6 % (2024)
- ISO code
- MYS
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $472.7 bn |
| 2024 | $422.4 bn |
| 2023 | $400.2 bn |
| 2022 | $407.8 bn |
| 2021 | $373.8 bn |
| 2020 | $337.5 bn |
| 2019 | $365.2 bn |
| 2018 | $358.8 bn |
| 2017 | $319.1 bn |
| 2016 | $301.3 bn |
| 2015 | $301.4 bn |
| 2014 | $342.9 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6 % |
| 2024 | 1.4 % |
| 2023 | 1.1 % |
| 2022 | 3.2 % |
| 2021 | 3.9 % |
| 2020 | 4.2 % |
| 2019 | 3.5 % |
| 2018 | 2.2 % |
| 2017 | 2.8 % |
| 2016 | 2.4 % |
| 2015 | 3.0 % |
| 2014 | 4.3 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.5 % |
| 2024 | 69.8 % |
| 2023 | 69.7 % |
| 2022 | 65.5 % |
| 2021 | 69.2 % |
| 2020 | 67.7 % |
| 2019 | 57.1 % |
| 2018 | 55.6 % |
| 2017 | 54.4 % |
| 2016 | 55.8 % |
| 2015 | 57.0 % |
| 2014 | 55.4 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.5 % |
| 2024 | -3.4 % |
| 2023 | -4.1 % |
| 2022 | -4.6 % |
| 2021 | -6.0 % |
| 2020 | -4.9 % |
| 2019 | -2.0 % |
| 2018 | -2.6 % |
| 2017 | -2.4 % |
| 2016 | -2.6 % |
| 2015 | -2.5 % |
| 2014 | -2.6 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.6 |
| 2023 | 64.3 |
| 2022 | 60.1 |
| 2021 | 63.3 |
| 2020 | 62.0 |
| 2019 | 52.4 |
| 2018 | 51.2 |
| 2017 | 50.0 |
| 2016 | 51.9 |
| 2015 | 53.6 |
| 2014 | 52.7 |
| 2013 | 53.0 |