Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Malaysia

Gross national savings in Malaysia in 2024 — 23.4%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 146. Since 1974, the indicator has fallen by 0.6 pp.

2024 23.4% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 65of 146
Period maximum 39.8%1998
Period minimum 20.3%1975

Trend over time

1974–2024 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Malaysia, 1974–20242025303540197419791984198919941999200420092014201920241974: 24%1975: 20.3%1976: 28.1%1977: 27.2%1978: 27.6%1979: 33.4%1980: 29.3%1981: 25.2%1982: 23.9%1983: 26.4%1984: 28.6%1985: 25.6%1986: 25.6%1987: 31%1988: 31.7%1989: 30.7%1990: 30.4%1991: 29.3%1992: 31.7%1993: 34.7%1994: 35.1%1995: 33.9%1996: 37%1997: 37%1998: 39.8%1999: 38.3%2000: 35.9%2001: 32.3%2002: 32.7%2003: 34.9%2004: 35.1%2005: 36.8%2006: 38.8%2007: 38.8%2008: 38.5%2009: 33.4%2010: 33.5%2011: 34.1%2012: 30.9%2013: 29.4%2014: 29.4%2015: 28.4%2016: 28.4%2017: 28.3%2018: 26.1%2019: 24.5%2020: 23.8%2021: 26%2022: 26.8%2023: 23.9%2024: 23.4%
Change over the period: −0.6 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 23.4%
World 26.1%
South-Eastern Asia computed 32.6%
Gross national savings — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.4 −0.5 pp
2023 23.9 −2.9 pp
2022 26.8 +0.8 pp
2021 26 +2.2 pp
2020 23.8 −0.7 pp
2019 24.5 −1.6 pp
2018 26.1 −2.2 pp
2017 28.3 −0 pp
2016 28.4 −0 pp
2015 28.4 −1 pp
2014 29.4 −0.1 pp
2013 29.4 −1.5 pp
2012 30.9 −3.2 pp
2011 34.1 +0.6 pp
2010 33.5 +0.1 pp
2009 33.4 −5.2 pp
2008 38.5 −0.2 pp
2007 38.8 −0 pp
2006 38.8 +2 pp
2005 36.8 +1.7 pp
2004 35.1 +0.3 pp
2003 34.9 +2.1 pp
2002 32.7 +0.5 pp
2001 32.3 −3.7 pp
2000 35.9 −2.4 pp
1999 38.3 −1.5 pp
1998 39.8 +2.8 pp
1997 37 −0 pp
1996 37 +3.1 pp
1995 33.9 −1.2 pp
1994 35.1 +0.4 pp
1993 34.7 +3 pp
1992 31.7 +2.4 pp
1991 29.3 −1.1 pp
1990 30.4 −0.3 pp
1989 30.7 −1 pp
1988 31.7 +0.6 pp
1987 31 +5.4 pp
1986 25.6 −0 pp
1985 25.6 −3 pp
1984 28.6 +2.3 pp
1983 26.4 +2.4 pp
1982 23.9 −1.3 pp
1981 25.2 −4.1 pp
1980 29.3 −4 pp
1979 33.4 +5.8 pp
1978 27.6 +0.3 pp
1977 27.2 −0.8 pp
1976 28.1 +7.8 pp
1975 20.3 −3.7 pp
1974 24

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.