Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Malaysia
Malaysia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Malaysia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Malaysia is 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Malaysia peaked at 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0724 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0716 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0724 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -96.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6105.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +131.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | +6105.1% | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +131.4% | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | -96.9% | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 57 Palau 0.0606 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Bhutan 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Comoros 0.0584 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Costa Rica 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Turkey 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Hong Kong 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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, per unit in Malaysia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Malaysia was 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Malaysia ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.