Malaysia at a glance

Malaysia

East
Asia &
Pacific

Uppermiddleincome

28.4
7,760
220.4

1,962
3,696
7,249

2,452
5,884
14,429

1.7
1.8

0.7
1.1

0.7
1.2

4
72
74
5
13
100
92
96
96
96

..
46
72
20
6
90
94
111
111
112

..
57
73
17
3
93
93
111
111
111

POVERTY and SOCIAL

2010
Population, mid-year (millions)
GNI per capita (Atlas method, US$)
GNI (Atlas method, US$ billions)

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Development diamond*

Life expectancy

Average annual growth, 2004-10

Population (%)
Labor force (%)
Most recent estimate (latest year available, 2004-10)
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)
Urban population (% of total population)
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5)
Access to an improved water source (% of population)
Literacy (% of population age 15+)
Gross primary enrollment (% of school-age population)
Male
Female

GNI
per
capita

Gross
primary
enrollment

Access to improved water source

Malaysia
Upper-middle-income group

KEY ECONOMIC RATIOS and LONG-TERM TRENDS

1990

2000

2009

2010

GDP (US$ billions)

Gross capital formation/GDP
Exports of goods and services/GDP
Gross domestic savings/GDP
Gross national savings/GDP

44.0
32.4
74.5
34.5
30.5

93.8
26.9
119.8
46.1
35.9

192.9
14.4
96.4
36.0
30.9

237.8
21.4
97.3
39.2
32.9

Current account balance/GDP

Interest payments/GDP
Total debt/GDP
Total debt service/exports
Present value of debt/GDP
Present value of debt/exports

-2.1
2.6
34.8
12.6
..
..

9.0
2.4
44.5
5.6
..
..

16.5
1.2
34.4
5.2
..
..

11.5
0.8
34.3
5.5
31.7
31.0

1990-00

2000-10

2009

2010

2010-14

7.0
4.4
12.0

5.0
3.0
4.8

-1.6
-3.2
-10.5

7.2
5.5
9.9

..
..
..

Economic ratios*

Trade

Domestic
savings

Capital

Indebtedness
(average annual growth)
GDP
GDP per capita
Exports of goods and services

Malaysia
Upper-middle-income group

STRUCTURE of the ECONOMY

1990

2000

2009

2010

(% of GDP)
Agriculture
Industry
Manufacturing
Services

15.2
42.2
24.2
42.6

8.6
48.3
30.9
43.1

9.5
43.8
25.5
46.7

10.6
44.4
26.1
45.0

Household final consumption expenditure

General gov't final consumption expenditure
Imports of goods and services

51.7
13.8
72.4

43.8
10.2
100.6

49.9
14.1
74.8

48.0
12.7
79.5

1990-00

2000-10

2009

2010

0.3
8.6
9.5
7.3

3.3
3.3
4.1
6.9

0.6
-7.0
-9.3
2.6

2.1
8.6
11.4
6.9

5.2
4.8
5.3
10.3

7.4
7.4
3.0
5.8

0.7
3.9
-13.8
-12.2

6.5
0.5
38.3
15.1

(average annual growth)

Agriculture
Industry
Manufacturing
Services
Household final consumption expenditure
General gov't final consumption expenditure
Gross capital formation
Imports of goods and services

Growth of capital and GDP (%)

60
40
20
0
-20

05

06

07

08

GCF

09

10

09

10

GDP

Growth of exports and imports (%)

30
20
10
0
-10
-20

05

06

Exports

07

08

Imports

Note: 2010 data are preliminary estimates.

This table was produced from the Development Economics LDB database.
* The diamonds show four key indicators in the country (in bold) compared with its income-group average. If data are missing, the diamond will
be incomplete.

Malaysia
PRICES and GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Domestic prices
(% change)
Consumer prices
Implicit GDP deflator
Government finance
(% of GDP, includes current grants)
Current revenue
Current budget balance
Overall surplus/deficit

1990

2000

2009

2010

..
3.8

..
8.9

0.6
-6.9

1.7
5.1

Inflation (%)
20
10
0
05

24.3
2.9
-3.0

17.4
1.5
-5.5

23.3
0.2
-7.0

20.8
1.0
-5.6

1990

2000

2009

2010

28,636
..
..
17,317
..
..
..
..

98,229
2,618
3,006
83,660
81,963
1,652
650
11,641

156,758
10,307
8,233
122,616
123,322
3,854
1,319
18,660

198,325
13,887
12,028
151,144
164,177
4,605
2,457
22,902

..
..
..

..
..
..

..
..
..

..
..
..

06

07

08

09

10

-10

GDP deflator

CPI

TRADE
(US$ millions)
Total exports (fob)
Crude Oil
Rubber
Manufactures
Total imports (cif)
Food
Fuel and energy
Capital goods
Export price index (2000=100)
Import price index (2000=100)
Terms of trade (2000=100)

Export and import levels (US$ mill.)

250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
04

05

06

07

Exports

08

09

10

Imports

BALANCE of PAYMENTS
1990

2000

2009

2010

(US$ millions)
Exports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services
Resource balance

32,665
31,765
900

112,370
94,350
18,019

185,929
144,390
41,538

231,385
189,031
42,353

Net income
Net current transfers

-1,872
54

-7,608
-1,924

-4,153
-5,570

-8,231
-6,778

10

Current account balance

-918

8,487

31,815

27,344

Financing items (net)

Changes in net reserves

2,871
-1,953

-6,336
-2,152

-35,739
3,924

-26,529
-816

Memo:
Reserves including gold (US$ millions)
Conversion rate (DEC, local/US$)

10,011
2.7

28,708
3.8

98,706
3.5

98,706
3.2

1990

2000

2009

2010

15,328
1,102
0

41,765
812
0

66,272
39
0

81,497
0
0

4,333
250
0

6,433
166
0

12,057
51
0

13,284
40
0

42
372
-1,856
2,332
0

9
606
1,170
3,788
0

40
-1,006
-448
1,387
-449

50
-669
4,041
9,509
0

154
205
164
41
86
-46

0
15
100
-86
66
-152

0
0
47
-47
4
-51

0
0
38
-38
2
-40

Current account balance to GDP (%)

20

15

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

EXTERNAL DEBT and RESOURCE FLOWS

(US$ millions)
Total debt outstanding and disbursed
IBRD
IDA
Total debt service
IBRD
IDA
Composition of net resource flows
Official grants
Official creditors
Private creditors
Foreign direct investment (net inflows)
Portfolio equity (net inflows)
World Bank program
Commitments
Disbursements
Principal repayments
Net flows
Interest payments
Net transfers

Note: This table was produced from the Development Economics LDB database.

Composition of 2010 debt (US$ mill.)

D: 237
E: 3,513

G:
35,076

F: 42,671

A - IBRD
B - IDA
C - IMF

D - Other multilateral

E - Bilateral
F - Private
G - Short-term

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