Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Malaysia
Malaysia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual was 37.39 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Malaysia, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Malaysia stood at 37.39 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 70.5% on the previous year and up 634.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Malaysia peaked at 126.91 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -96.55 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.64 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -14.08 % change on previous year | -203.2% |
| 1998 | -34.27 % change on previous year | +143.4% |
| 1999 | 36.02 % change on previous year | -205.1% |
| 2000 | 33.39 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 29.87 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 5.99 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 2003 | -15.9 % change on previous year | -365.3% |
| 2004 | 35.06 % change on previous year | -320.6% |
| 2005 | 13.13 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 2006 | 18.2 % change on previous year | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 46.16 % change on previous year | +153.6% |
| 2008 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 2009 | -7.13 % change on previous year | -311.4% |
| 2010 | 13.86 % change on previous year | -294.5% |
| 2011 | 8.76 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2013 | 7.24 % change on previous year | +314.2% |
| 2014 | 5.09 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 2015 | -21.56 % change on previous year | -523.2% |
| 2016 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2017 | 3.2 % change on previous year | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 7.21 % change on previous year | +125.5% |
| 2019 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 2020 | -84.81 % change on previous year | -4445.1% |
| 2021 | -96.55 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 126.91 % change on previous year | -231.4% |
| 2024 | 37.39 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 37.39 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.22 % change on previous year, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 37.39 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4 % change on previous year, 2.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -4445.1% | 1.95 % change on previous year | -84.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.327 % change on previous year | -34.27 % change on previous year | 36.02 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.21 % change on previous year | -15.9 % change on previous year | 46.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 % change on previous year | -21.56 % change on previous year | 13.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.26 % change on previous year | -96.55 % change on previous year | 126.91 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 31 United Arab Emirates 39.91 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Japan 39.56 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 38.33 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Nepal 34.67 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Tanzania 33.24 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Bermuda 32.15 % change on previous year compare
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 international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Malaysia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Malaysia was 37.39 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 126.91 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.55 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 634.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.