Malaysia — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Malaysia, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Malaysia was 5.17% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.70% in 1973. The lowest was -7.36% in 1998 (about -1.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.60% per year.
Malaysia ranks 47 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 22%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Malaysia sits above it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 56% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 2%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 8 of 36 economies; Indonesia (5.11%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1344% in 1976. That is 26% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 23rd of 107 in 1961 → 57th of 119 in 1970 → 33rd of 152 in 1980 → 20th of 176 in 1990 → 21st of 199 in 2000 → 39th of 209 in 2010 → 127th of 209 in 2020 → 42nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 5.11% | +1.6 pp |
| 2023 | 3.54% | -5.5 pp |
| 2022 | 9.03% | +5.7 pp |
| 2021 | 3.32% | +8.8 pp |
| 2020 | -5.46% | -9.9 pp |
| 2019 | 4.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 4.84% | -1.0 pp |
| 2017 | 5.81% | +1.4 pp |
| 2016 | 4.45% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 5.09% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 6.01% | +1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 4.69% | -0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 5.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 5.29% | -2.1 pp |
| 2010 | 7.42% | +8.9 pp |
| 2009 | -1.51% | -6.3 pp |
| 2008 | 4.83% | -1.5 pp |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 5.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 5.33% | -1.5 pp |
| 2004 | 6.78% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 5.79% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 5.39% | +4.9 pp |
| 2001 | 0.52% | -8.3 pp |
| 2000 | 8.86% | +2.7 pp |
| 1999 | 6.14% | +13.5 pp |
| 1998 | -7.36% | -14.7 pp |
| 1997 | 7.32% | -2.7 pp |
| 1996 | 10% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 9.83% | +0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 9.21% | -0.7 pp |
| 1993 | 9.89% | +1.0 pp |
| 1992 | 8.89% | -0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 9.55% | +0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 9.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 9.06% | -0.9 pp |
| 1988 | 9.94% | +4.7 pp |
| 1987 | 5.19% | +4.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.24% | +2.3 pp |
| 1985 | -1.03% | -8.8 pp |
| 1984 | 7.76% | +1.5 pp |
| 1983 | 6.25% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 5.94% | -1.0 pp |
| 1981 | 6.94% | -0.5 pp |
| 1980 | 7.44% | -1.9 pp |
| 1979 | 9.35% | +2.7 pp |
| 1978 | 6.65% | -1.1 pp |
| 1977 | 7.75% | -3.8 pp |
| 1976 | 11.56% | +10.8 pp |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -7.5 pp |
| 1974 | 8.32% | -3.4 pp |
| 1973 | 11.7% | +2.3 pp |
| 1972 | 9.39% | -0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 10.03% | +4.0 pp |
| 1970 | 5.99% | +1.1 pp |
| 1969 | 4.89% | -3.1 pp |
| 1968 | 7.98% | +4.1 pp |
| 1967 | 3.86% | -4.0 pp |
| 1966 | 7.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 7.68% | +2.3 pp |
| 1964 | 5.36% | -2.0 pp |
| 1963 | 7.34% | +0.9 pp |
| 1962 | 6.42% | -1.2 pp |
| 1961 | 7.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Malaysia’s GDP growth in 1962?
6.42% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Malaysia’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -31.9% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5.17%; 2024: 5.11%; 2023: 3.54%; 2022: 9.03%; 2021: 3.32%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.