International statistics Basic indicators: Malaysia

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022328,550
GDP, current prices bn US$2024419.6
GDP per capita, current prices US$202412,541
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20245.1
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20241.8
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20237.8
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202337.7
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202353.4
Population 1,000202335,126.3
Population, female % of total202347.6
Population density inhab. per km22022106
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202322.3
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20237.5
Fertility rate, total births per woman20231.55
Life expectancy at birth - men years202374.3
Life expectancy at birth - women years202379.4
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants202123
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202120
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20237
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202312
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202311
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20233,234
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20233.6
Labour force participation rate %202465.7
Labour force 1,000202418,264
Self-employed persons %202327.6
Unemployment rate %20243.8
Youth unemployment rate %202412.3
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons20228.3
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$202311,710
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202326.87
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202315.43
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002015128.9
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002015121.2
Production of passenger cars 1,0002024745
Agricultural land % of land area202226.1
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202225.2
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.0
Forest area % of land area202257.9
Import of goods, total bn US$2023265.6
Export of goods, total bn US$2023312.6
Import of goods from Germany mn US$20237,211.2
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20236,701.4
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202368.6
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201922
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.45
Rail route length km20211,655
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20222,867
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20238.30
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.202325
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20201.0
Researchers per million inhabitants2020712
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202323.9
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023142.7
Internet users per 100 inhab.202397.7
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202313.0
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023129.1

As at 22 May 2025

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