Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Malaysia
Malaysia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 14.23 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Malaysia, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Malaysia is 14.23 billion current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Malaysia peaked at 14.23 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.16 billion current US$, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.72 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 3.03 billion current US$ | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 3.16 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 2.16 billion current US$ | -31.6% |
| 1999 | 2.38 billion current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 2.54 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 3.39 billion current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 3.33 billion current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.40 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.82 billion current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 4.34 billion current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 5.08 billion current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 6.60 billion current US$ | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 7.72 billion current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 7.20 billion current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 9.26 billion current US$ | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 11.14 billion current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 13.16 billion current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 13.38 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.89 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 11.60 billion current US$ | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 11.34 billion current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.14 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 13.21 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 13.69 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.19 billion current US$ | -62.1% |
| 2021 | 3.80 billion current US$ | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 7.48 billion current US$ | +96.9% |
| 2023 | 12.19 billion current US$ | +63.0% |
| 2024 | 14.23 billion current US$ | +16.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 14.23 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09 billion current US$, 13.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 14.23 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 569.60 million current US$, 25.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +96.9% | 3.80 billion current US$ | 7.48 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.69 billion current US$ | 2.16 billion current US$ | 3.16 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.74 billion current US$ | 2.54 billion current US$ | 7.72 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.28 billion current US$ | 9.26 billion current US$ | 13.89 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.58 billion current US$ | 3.80 billion current US$ | 14.23 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Malaysia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Malaysia was 14.23 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.23 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 billion current US$ in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.