Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:41 PM

SERIAL · 458Asia

Malaysia

CapitalKuala Lumpur

CurrencyMYR · Malaysian ringgit

LanguageMalay

Area330,411 km²

Since1963

ISOMYS · MY

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Southeast Asia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. A federal constitutional monarchy, it consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on Mainland Southeast Asia and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Peninsular Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Thailand, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia; East Malaysia shares land borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and maritime borders with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the country's national capital, largest city, and the seat of the legislative branch of the federal government, while Putrajaya is the federal administrative capital, representing the seat of both the executive branch and the judicial branch of the federal government. With a population of over 34 million, it is the world's 43rd-most populous country.

Text: Wikipedia — MalaysiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Currency: Malaysian ringgit (MYR)
Official language: Malay
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +60
Licence plate code: MAL
Top-level domain: .my
Independence / founding: 16 Sep 1963
Highest point: Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m)
Lowest point: Indian Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Negaraku

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

57.7%% of land area

#31 of 2132023

182% of world average

Forest area

189,636km²

#32 of 2132023

100% of world average

Agricultural land

26.1%% of land area

#134 of 2092023

70% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

2.4%% of land area

#164 of 2062023

17% of world average

Land area

330,411km²

#68 of 2152023

51% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Malaysia.

— MONEY —

GDP

$472.19Bcurrent US$

#34 of 2112025

85% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$1.49Tcurrent int'l $

#29 of 1992025

143% of world average

GDP per person

$13,125current US$

#93 of 2112025

55% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$41,498current int'l $

#64 of 1992025

124% of world average

GDP growth

5.2%% per year

#46 of 2102025

153% of world average

GDP per person growth

3.9%% per year

#53 of 2102025

166% of world average

Gross national income

$455.98Bcurrent US$

#37 of 2042025

80% of world average

Gross national income per person

$12,380current US$

#86 of 2032025

61% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$40,070current int'l $

#60 of 1972025

126% of world average

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Inflation

1.4%% per year

#46 of 1902025

16% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

-0.4%% per year

#21 of 2092025

-6% of world average

Real interest rate

5.3%%

#59 of 1342025

128% of world average

Lending interest rate

4.8%%

#116 of 1342025

43% of world average

Government debt

64.6%% of GDP

#41 of 632024

108% of world average

Government revenue

16.8%% of GDP

#114 of 1492024

64% of world average

Government spending

17.0%% of GDP

#119 of 1492023

62% of world average

Government consumption

12.4%% of GDP

#132 of 1812025

71% of world average

Household consumption

61.6%% of GDP

#97 of 1812025

96% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

20.5%% of GDP

#119 of 1782025

88% of world average

Fixed investment

21.3%% of GDP

#103 of 1732025

96% of world average

Gross savings

23.4%% of GDP

#74 of 1682024

107% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$15.59Bcurrent US$

#28 of 2012024

185% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

3.7%% of GDP

#63 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

3.1%% of GDP

#12 of 1792024

143% of world average

Current account balance

1.7%% of GDP

#61 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$125.63Bcurrent US$

#26 of 1772025

125% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

410-100

#117 of 1472021

114% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.0%% of population

#7 of 1472021

0% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

30.9%%

#114 of 1472021

111% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.3%%

#106 of 1472021

82% of world average

Stock market value

103.2%% of GDP

#16 of 882025

136% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$1.61Bcurrent US$

#76 of 1862024

31% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.0%% of GNI

#136 of 1372023

0% of world average

Exchange rate

4local currency per US$

#124 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

8.2%% of GDP

#83 of 1992025

82% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

35.7%% of GDP

#28 of 2022025

146% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

22.1%% of GDP

#14 of 1952025

201% of world average

Services' share of the economy

54.8%% of GDP

#123 of 2022025

95% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Malaysia.

— TRADE —

Exports

71.0%% of GDP

#28 of 1872025

164% of world average

Imports

65.4%% of GDP

#47 of 1872025

131% of world average

Trade balance

5.5%% of GDP

#34 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

151.7%% of GDP

#9 of 2052025

235% of world average

Goods exported

$376.04Bcurrent US$

#22 of 2072025

304% of world average

Goods imported

$340.44Bcurrent US$

#23 of 2072025

270% of world average

Services exported

$53.40Bcurrent US$

#34 of 1912024

110% of world average

Services imported

$56.37Bcurrent US$

#32 of 1912024

128% of world average

Goods and services exported

$301.79Bcurrent US$

#31 of 1912024

173% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$279.09Bcurrent US$

#31 of 1912024

165% of world average

High-tech share of exports

58.6%% of manufactured exports

#6 of 1792024

483% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Malaysia.

— HEALTH —

Physicians

2.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#80 of 1872023

111% of world average

Nurses and midwives

4.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#96 of 1962023

86% of world average

Hospital beds

2.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#91 of 1572023

66% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

97.9%% of population

#99 of 2142024

108% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

96.0%% of population

#92 of 2132024

119% of world average

Suicide rate

6per 100,000 people

#73 of 1852021

66% of world average

Adults who smoke

16.9%% of adults

#72 of 1662024

86% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.3%% aged 15-49

#68 of 1532024

22% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

96per 100,000 people

#143 of 2082024

97% of world average

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Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#37 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

96.0%% of children 12-23 months

#52 of 1932024

112% of world average

8 of 19 figures unavailable for Malaysia.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.5%% of GDP

#123 of 1902023

81% of world average

Education spending

14.1%% of government spending

#77 of 1892023

104% of world average

Adult literacy

95.8%% aged 15+

#44 of 1192022

114% of world average

Youth literacy

98.8%% aged 15-24

#47 of 1262022

108% of world average

Primary school enrolment

90.4%% gross

#170 of 2002024

90% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

80.3%% gross

#132 of 1882024

92% of world average

University enrolment

38.5%% gross

#99 of 1672024

77% of world average

Primary school completion

87.7%% of relevant age group

#125 of 1802024

98% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

12pupils per teacher

#23 of 1602017

53% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

6.0 yrsyears

#188 of 1972025

60% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

3.8%% of labour force

#64 of 1862025

55% of world average

Youth unemployment

12.0%% of labour force aged 15-24

#89 of 1862025

76% of world average

Labour force participation

66.1%% aged 15+

#52 of 1862025

109% of world average

Women in the labour force

51.6%% of women aged 15+

#105 of 1862025

101% of world average

8 of 12 figures unavailable for Malaysia.

— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$3.39Bcurrent US$

#38 of 1752020

91% of world average

17 of 18 figures unavailable for Malaysia.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

8tonnes per person

#178 of 2032024

185% of world average

Carbon emissions

296Mt CO2

#185 of 2032024

158% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

332Mt CO2-equivalent

#176 of 2032024

131% of world average

Protected land

13.3%% of land area

#136 of 2132025

71% of world average

Protected coastal waters

4.8%% of territorial waters

#67 of 1742025

46% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

1.2%% of internal resources

#29 of 1772022

1% of world average

Renewable water available per person

16,717m³ per person

#36 of 1832022

118% of world average

Renewable energy use

7.5%% of final energy consumption

#159 of 2122021

26% of world average

Electricity from renewables

17.0%% of total

#125 of 2062021

49% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

81.6%% of total

#132 of 2092022

137% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#130 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-0.6%% of energy use

#101 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.0%% of GDP

#115 of 1562024

44% of world average

Military spending

$4.31Bcurrent US$

#50 of 1602024

26% of world average

Military spending

4.5%% of government spending

#88 of 1532024

61% of world average

Armed forces personnel

136,000people

#45 of 1702020

85% of world average

Armed forces

0.8%% of labour force

#87 of 1682020

64% of world average

Tax revenue

12.4%% of GDP

#108 of 1492024

74% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#27 of 1582023

9% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

Singapore$58.25B
USA$54.44B
China$44.08B
China, Hong Kong SAR$22.46B
Other$20.53B
Japan$17.83B
Thailand$14.96B
Viet Nam$12.89B

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Rep. of Korea$12.28B
India$12.21B
Indonesia$11.95B
Australia$11.35B
Netherlands$10.05B
Germany$7.69B
Mexico$7.03B

Imports fromas of 2025

China$82.40B
Singapore$35.65B
Other$33.86B
USA$31.37B
Japan$15.54B
Rep. of Korea$15.04B
Indonesia$14.67B
Thailand$12.72B

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Viet Nam$8.61B
Germany$7.12B
Australia$7.00B
India$6.35B
Saudi Arabia$6.19B
United Arab Emirates$6.03B
China, Hong Kong SAR$4.74B

Trade balance, 2025+$35.48B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

NegarakuAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Kuala Lumpur · approx. UTC+7

Neighbours

Brunei

Indonesia

Thailand

Landmarks

Gunung Mulu National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Niah National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong ValleyImage: Wikimedia Commons

Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of MalaccaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Forest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park SelangorImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Mahathir MohamadPrime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

Siti NurhalizaMalaysian singer, actress, and model

Najib Razakformer 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia

Michelle YeohMalaysian actress (born 1962)

Anwar IbrahimPrime Minister of Malaysia since 2022

Tunku Abdul Rahmanfirst Prime Minister of Malaysia (1903-1990)

P. RamleeMalaysian singer, actor and film director (1929–1973)

Abdullah Ahmad BadawiPrime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009

James WanMalaysian-Australian filmmaker (born 1977)

Abdullah of Pahang16th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & 6th and current Sultan of Pahang

Abdul Halim of Kedah5th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Sultan of Kedah

Muhyiddin YassinPrime Minister of Malaysia from 2020 to 2021

History

16 Sep 1963Malaysia — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population36.0M2025

GDP$472.19B2025

GDP per person$13,1252025