Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Malaysia

Malaysia: Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics was 0.949 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.949
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
17th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.949
in 2023
All-time low
0.418
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Malaysia, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.4182005: 0.5432006: 0.5432007: 0.5432008: 0.5542009: 0.5542010: 0.522011: 0.5572012: 0.5572013: 0.5712014: 0.5992015: 0.6152016: 0.6682017: 0.6892018: 0.6892019: 0.6552020: 0.8142021: 0.8992022: 0.9012023: 0.949

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.949 for dimension 3.2: economic statistics in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Malaysia peaked at 0.949 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.418, in 2004.

That places Malaysia 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Malaysia, 2004 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2004 0.418
2005 0.543 +29.9%
2006 0.543 +0.0%
2007 0.543 +0.0%
2008 0.5542 +2.1%
2009 0.5542 +0.0%
2010 0.5203 -6.1%
2011 0.5568 +7.0%
2012 0.5568 +0.0%
2013 0.5708 +2.5%
2014 0.5987 +4.9%
2015 0.6153 +2.8%
2016 0.6682 +8.6%
2017 0.689 +3.1%
2018 0.689 +0.0%
2019 0.6553 -4.9%
2020 0.814 +24.2%
2021 0.899 +10.4%
2022 0.9013 +0.3%
2023 0.949 +5.3%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.949 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8618, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.949 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7513, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +29.9% 0.418 0.543

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5259 0.418 0.5542 6
2010s 0.612 0.5203 0.689 10
2020s 0.8908 0.814 0.949 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 14 Finland 0.9513 compare
  2. 14 Slovenia 0.9513 compare
  3. 14 Sweden 0.9513 compare
  4. 17 India 0.949 compare
  5. 17 Indonesia 0.949 compare
  6. 17 Vietnam 0.949 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Malaysia?
Dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Malaysia was 0.949 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest dimension 3.2: economic statistics recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.949 in 2023.
What is the lowest dimension 3.2: economic statistics recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.418 in 2004.
How does Malaysia rank for dimension 3.2: economic statistics?
Malaysia ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is dimension 3.2: economic statistics rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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