Current account balance (World Bank) in Malaysia in 2024 — 1.69%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 165. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 7.36 pp.
1974–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.69 | +0.13 pp |
| 2023 | 1.56 | −1.56 pp |
| 2022 | 3.12 | −0.75 pp |
| 2021 | 3.88 | −0.31 pp |
| 2020 | 4.19 | +0.69 pp |
| 2019 | 3.5 | +1.27 pp |
| 2018 | 2.24 | −0.57 pp |
| 2017 | 2.81 | +0.44 pp |
| 2016 | 2.37 | −0.64 pp |
| 2015 | 3.01 | −1.38 pp |
| 2014 | 4.39 | +0.93 pp |
| 2013 | 3.47 | −1.72 pp |
| 2012 | 5.19 | −5.72 pp |
| 2011 | 10.91 | +0.85 pp |
| 2010 | 10.06 | −5.67 pp |
| 2009 | 15.72 | −1.14 pp |
| 2008 | 16.86 | +1.48 pp |
| 2007 | 15.38 | −0.72 pp |
| 2006 | 16.1 | +2.18 pp |
| 2005 | 13.92 | +1.83 pp |
| 2004 | 12.09 | −0.05 pp |
| 2003 | 12.14 | +5.01 pp |
| 2002 | 7.13 | −0.72 pp |
| 2001 | 7.85 | −1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 9.05 | −6.87 pp |
| 1999 | 15.92 | +2.72 pp |
| 1998 | 13.2 | +19.14 pp |
| 1997 | -5.93 | −1.51 pp |
| 1996 | -4.42 | +5.32 pp |
| 1995 | -9.74 | −3.68 pp |
| 1994 | -6.07 | −1.6 pp |
| 1993 | -4.47 | −0.81 pp |
| 1992 | -3.66 | +4.85 pp |
| 1991 | -8.51 | −6.54 pp |
| 1990 | -1.98 | −2.79 pp |
| 1989 | 0.81 | −4.48 pp |
| 1988 | 5.29 | −2.71 pp |
| 1987 | 8 | +8.37 pp |
| 1986 | -0.37 | +1.56 pp |
| 1985 | -1.92 | +2.96 pp |
| 1984 | -4.88 | +6.59 pp |
| 1983 | -11.47 | +1.9 pp |
| 1982 | -13.38 | −3.5 pp |
| 1981 | -9.87 | −8.79 pp |
| 1980 | -1.09 | −5.52 pp |
| 1979 | 4.44 | +3.66 pp |
| 1978 | 0.78 | −2.63 pp |
| 1977 | 3.4 | −1.9 pp |
| 1976 | 5.3 | +10.58 pp |
| 1975 | -5.28 | +0.39 pp |
| 1974 | -5.67 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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