Malaysia – Economic Data
Economic
Outlook for 2016
2016
being overall a difficult year for Malaysia due to subdued global trade and
weak oil prices, the economy gained steam in the second half of the year. This
momentum likely carried over to Q1 2017, as exports, which are worth more than
half of GDP, surged to an over four-year high in January due to increased sales
of electronics and refined petroleum products. Industrial production grew at
relatively modest rate .
Economic Data
for the Last 5 Years
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
|
Population
(million)
|
29.1
|
29.5
|
29.9
|
30.3
|
30.8
|
|
GDP
per capita (USD)
|
10,282
|
10,883
|
10,785
|
10,737
|
10,222
|
|
GDP
(USD bn)
|
299
|
316
|
324
|
340
|
298
|
|
Economic
Growth (GDP, annual variation in %)
|
5.3
|
5.5
|
4.7
|
6.0
|
5.0
|
|
Consumption
(annual variation in %)
|
6.9
|
8.4
|
7.3
|
7.0
|
6.0
|
|
Investment
(annual variation in %)
|
6.4
|
19.0
|
8.2
|
4.8
|
3.7
|
|
Industrial
Production (annual variation in %)
|
2.4
|
4.2
|
3.4
|
5.1
|
4.5
|
|
Unemployment
Rate
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.3
|
|
Fiscal
Balance (% of GDP)
|
-4.7
|
-4.4
|
-3.8
|
-3.4
|
-3.2
|
|
Public
Debt (% of GDP)
|
50.0
|
51.7
|
53.0
|
52.7
|
54.5
|
|
Money
(annual variation in %)
|
14.7
|
9.7
|
7.7
|
7.5
|
2.9
|
|
Inflation
Rate (CPI, annual variation in %, eop)
|
3.0
|
1.3
|
3.2
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
|
Inflation
Rate (CPI, annual variation in %)
|
3.2
|
1.7
|
2.1
|
3.1
|
2.1
|
|
Inflation
(PPI, annual variation in %)
|
12.0
|
-0.2
|
-2.4
|
1.3
|
-7.5
|
|
Policy
Interest Rate (%)
|
3.00
|
3.00
|
3.00
|
3.25
|
3.25
|
|
Stock
Market (annual variation in %)
|
20.7
|
0.1
|
7.0
|
10.8
|
-1.3
|
|
Exchange
Rate (vs USD)
|
3.17
|
3.06
|
3.28
|
3.50
|
4.29
|
|
Exchange
Rate (vs USD, aop)
|
3.06
|
3.09
|
3.15
|
3.27
|
3.91
|
|
Current
Account (% of GDP)
|
10.9
|
5.2
|
3.4
|
4.3
|
2.9
|
|
Current
Account Balance (USD bn)
|
32.6
|
16.4
|
11.2
|
14.5
|
8.8
|
|
Trade
Balance (USD billion)
|
40.5
|
31.1
|
22.4
|
25.1
|
24.0
|
|
Exports
(USD billion)
|
228
|
228
|
229
|
234
|
200
|
|
Imports
(USD billion)
|
187
|
197
|
206
|
209
|
176
|
|
Exports
(annual variation in %)
|
14.4
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
2.4
|
-14.6
|
|
Imports
(annual variation in %)
|
13.5
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
1.4
|
-15.8
|
|
International
Reserves (USD)
|
134
|
140
|
135
|
116
|
95.3
|
|
External
Debt (% of GDP)
|
56.7
|
62.3
|
65.6
|
62.9
|
65.1
|