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Malaysia Current Account Value and percent from GDP

Malaysia Current Account Data

Indicator Data Period
Current Account to GDP 2.6 % 2022
Current Account 9111 MYR Million | 1.927 B USD 2Q/23


Latest data on Current Account to GDP (%)

Current Account to GDP
                     Malaysia - Historical Data (%)

What is ratio of Malaysia Current Account to GDP?

  • The surplus of Current Account to GDP in Malaysia decreased to 2.6 % in 2022. The maximum surplus was 17.1 % and deficit was -13.2 %
  • Data published Yearly by Department of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
2.6 2022 20.02.2023
3.5 2021 29.07.2022
1 2020 12.02.2021
3.3 2019 16.07.2020
2.3 2018 04.04.2019
1.3 2016 11.08.2017
3.1 2015 31.12.2015
4.5 2014 31.12.2014


Historical Chart by prime ministers (%)

Current Account to GDP in Malaysia by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Najib Razak 03.04.2009 - 10.05.2018 15.5000 1.3000 15.5000 1.3000 -91.61%
Abdullah Badawi 31.10.2003 - 03.04.2009 12.0000 17.1000 17.1000 12.0000 42.50%
Mahathir Mohamad 16.07.1981 - 31.10.2003 -9.8000 8.0000 15.7000 -13.2000 -181.63%


Latest data on Current Account (MYR Million)

Current Account
                     Malaysia - Historical Data (MYR Million)

What is Malaysia Current Account Deficit?

  • The surplus of Current Account in Malaysia increased to 9111 MYR Million (1.927 B USD) in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum value was 39982 MYR Million and minimum was 978 MYR Million.
  • Data published Quarterly by Department of Statistics.

Historical Data (MYR Million) by years

Data
Period
Date
9111 2Q/23 18.08.2023
4281 1Q/23 12.05.2023
25668 4Q/22 10.02.2023
14136 3Q/22 11.11.2022
4418 2Q/22 12.08.2022
2983 1Q/22 13.05.2022
15200 4Q/21 11.02.2022
11605 3Q/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by prime ministers (MYR Million)

Current Account in Malaysia by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Mahathir Mohamad 10.05.2018 - 14977.0000 14977.0000 14977.0000 14977.0000 0.00%
Najib Razak 03.04.2009 - 10.05.2018 28091.0000 12865.0000 28352.0000 978.0000 -54.20%
Abdullah Badawi 31.10.2003 - 03.04.2009 11615.0000 27606.0000 39982.0000 11615.0000 137.68%
Mahathir Mohamad 16.07.1981 - 31.10.2003 10801.0000 12870.0000 14187.0000 5366.0000 19.16%

Other trade indicators in Malaysia

Index Updated Actual Previous
Balance of Trade Aug/23 3.661 B USD 3.671
Capital Flows 2Q/23 -2.454 B USD -0.507
Exports Aug/23 24.36 B USD 24.71
Foreign Exchange Reserves Aug/23 112.462 B USD 112.947
Imports Aug/23 20.699 B USD 21.039
Terms of Trade  Aug/23 110 in. pt. 111
Tourist Arrivals May/23 1.55 Million Persons 1.543

Current Account to GDP in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2022 -4.1 % -1.1
Jordan 2022 -6.7 % -8.8
Kyrgyzstan 2022 -26.8 % -8.5
Mongolia 2022 -15.8 % -12.8
Nepal 2022 -12.8 % -7.8
Palestine 2022 -15 % -9.8
Tajikistan 2022 6.2 % 8.2
Cambodia 2022 -26.9 % -47.9
China 2022 2.2 % 1.8
Georgia 2022 -3.1 % -10.4
India 2022 -2.6 % -1.2
Israel 2022 2.5 % 4.7
Pakistan 2023 -0.7 % -4.7
South Korea 2022 3.2 % 4.9
Taiwan 2022 14.8 % 14.8
Vietnam 2022 -0.9 % -2.1
Maldives 2022 -16.6 % -8.4
Armenia 2022 0.1 % -3.7
Hong Kong 2022 10.7 % 11.8
Indonesia 2022 1 % 0.3
Japan 2022 1.9 % 3.9
Kazakhstan 2022 3 % -2.9
Lebanon 2021 -12.9 % -9.4
Macau 2022 -2.4 % 13.8
Malaysia 2022 2.6 % 3.8
Philippines 2022 -4.4 % -1.5
Qatar 2022 26 % 14.7
Singapore 2022 19.3 % 18
Sri Lanka 2022 -1.9 % -3.8
Thailand 2022 -0.5 % -2.2
Oman 2022 3.2 % -4.9
Iran 2022 4.7 % 3.9
Laos 2022 -0.07 % 2.35
Azerbaijan 2022 30.5 % 15.2
Kuwait 2022 28.5 % 23.7
Saudi Arabia 2022 13.8 % 5.1
Bahrain 2022 15.4 % 6.6
United Arab Emirates 2022 11.7 % 11.6
Yemen 2018 -0.01 % -0.1
Turkmenistan 2022 5.7 % 6.5
Uzbekistan 2022 1.4 % -7
Iraq 2022 16.3 % 7.8
Syria 2010 -0.62 % -2.15
Afghanistan 2020 -17.3 % -2.7
Bhutan 2022 -33.8 % -12.4
Brunei 2022 11.2 % 4.6
Mauritius 2021 -13.8 % -11.7