Malaysia — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1949–2010 · 57 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

For Malaysia, the central government deficit reading stood at −36.26B LCU in 2010. Against −42.63B LCU in 2009, the period change was +6.37B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −4.41% in 2010.

-60.00B-40.00B-20.00B020.00B1949200020052010LCUSubscribe to view

Get the full series

  • Annual data, 1949–2010
  • All 3 sources, downloadable

Latest observations

2000–2010

PeriodValue
2010-36.26B LCU
2009-42.63B LCU
2008-30.00B LCU
2007-18.69B LCU
2006-13.09B LCU
6 earlier values, back to 2000
2005-17.14B LCU
2004-18.65B LCU
2003-22.88B LCU
2002-18.08B LCU
2001-16.73B LCU
2000-17.71B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.