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Current account balance — Malaysia

Current account balance in Malaysia in 2031 — 1.8%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2.8 pp.

2031 1.8% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 44of 188
Period maximum 16.3%2008
Period minimum -12.2%1982

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Malaysia, 1980–2031-20-100102019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -1%1981: -9%1982: -12.2%1983: -10.6%1984: -4.5%1985: -1.8%1986: -0.3%1987: 7.5%1988: 4.9%1989: 0.8%1990: -1.8%1991: -7.8%1992: -3.4%1993: -4.1%1994: -5.6%1995: -8.9%1996: -4.1%1997: -5.4%1998: 12.1%1999: 14.6%2000: 8.3%2001: 7.2%2002: 6.5%2003: 11.1%2004: 11.1%2005: 13.8%2006: 15.4%2007: 14.7%2008: 16.3%2009: 14.8%2010: 9.9%2011: 10.7%2012: 5.1%2013: 3.4%2014: 4.3%2015: 3%2016: 2.4%2017: 2.8%2018: 2.2%2019: 3.5%2020: 4.2%2021: 3.9%2022: 3.2%2023: 1.1%2024: 1.4%2025: 1.6%2026: 1.4%2027: 1.6%2028: 1.8%2029: 1.8%2030: 1.8%2031: 1.8%
Change over the period: +2.8 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Malaysia 1.8%
World computed 0.28%
East Asia & Pacific computed 3.13%
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.02%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.27%
Current account balance — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 1.8 +0 pp
2030 1.8 +0 pp
2029 1.8 +0 pp
2028 1.8 +0.2 pp
2027 1.6 +0.2 pp
2026 1.4 −0.2 pp
2025 1.6 +0.2 pp
2024 1.4 +0.3 pp
2023 1.1 −2.1 pp
2022 3.2 −0.7 pp
2021 3.9 −0.3 pp
2020 4.2 +0.7 pp
2019 3.5 +1.3 pp
2018 2.2 −0.6 pp
2017 2.8 +0.4 pp
2016 2.4 −0.6 pp
2015 3 −1.3 pp
2014 4.3 +0.9 pp
2013 3.4 −1.7 pp
2012 5.1 −5.6 pp
2011 10.7 +0.8 pp
2010 9.9 −4.9 pp
2009 14.8 −1.5 pp
2008 16.3 +1.6 pp
2007 14.7 −0.7 pp
2006 15.4 +1.6 pp
2005 13.8 +2.7 pp
2004 11.1 +0 pp
2003 11.1 +4.6 pp
2002 6.5 −0.7 pp
2001 7.2 −1.1 pp
2000 8.3 −6.3 pp
1999 14.6 +2.5 pp
1998 12.1 +17.5 pp
1997 -5.4 −1.3 pp
1996 -4.1 +4.8 pp
1995 -8.9 −3.3 pp
1994 -5.6 −1.5 pp
1993 -4.1 −0.7 pp
1992 -3.4 +4.4 pp
1991 -7.8 −6 pp
1990 -1.8 −2.6 pp
1989 0.8 −4.1 pp
1988 4.9 −2.6 pp
1987 7.5 +7.8 pp
1986 -0.3 +1.5 pp
1985 -1.8 +2.7 pp
1984 -4.5 +6.1 pp
1983 -10.6 +1.6 pp
1982 -12.2 −3.2 pp
1981 -9 −8 pp
1980 -1 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 16.3 BN Brunei Darussalam 15.9 TH Thailand 2.7 MY Malaysia 1.8 VN Vietnam 0.6 LA Laos -0.6 ID Indonesia -0.8 MM Myanmar -2.1 PH Philippines -2.7 KH Cambodia -6.8 TL Timor-Leste -35.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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