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Malaysia — Current account (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1974–2031 · 58 observations

About this series

The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Malaysia's current account reading was 1.61% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 1.69% of GDP in 2024 was −0.09 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2020–2031

PeriodValue
20311.8 % of GDP
20301.76 % of GDP
20291.82 % of GDP
20281.77 % of GDP
20271.62 % of GDP
7 earlier values, back to 2020
20261.39 % of GDP
20251.61 % of GDP
20241.69 % of GDP
20231.56 % of GDP
20223.12 % of GDP
20213.88 % of GDP
20204.19 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.