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Current account to GDP in Malaysia

Latest: 1.6%
Previous: 1.4%
Change: +0.20 (+14.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Current account to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Current account to GDP in Malaysia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	-5.7%
Dec 31, 1975	-5.3%
Dec 31, 1976	5.3%
Dec 31, 1977	3.4%
Dec 31, 1978	0.8%
Dec 31, 1979	4.4%
Dec 31, 1980	-1.1%
Dec 31, 1981	-9.9%
Dec 31, 1982	-13.4%
Dec 31, 1983	-11.5%
Dec 31, 1984	-4.9%
Dec 31, 1985	-1.9%
Dec 31, 1986	-0.4%
Dec 31, 1987	8.0%
Dec 31, 1988	5.3%
Dec 31, 1989	0.8%
Dec 31, 1990	-2.0%
Dec 31, 1991	-8.5%
Dec 31, 1992	-3.7%
Dec 31, 1993	-4.5%
Dec 31, 1994	-6.1%
Dec 31, 1995	-9.7%
Dec 31, 1996	-4.4%
Dec 31, 1997	-5.9%
Dec 31, 1998	13.2%
Dec 31, 1999	15.9%
Dec 31, 2000	9.0%
Dec 31, 2001	7.9%
Dec 31, 2002	7.1%
Dec 31, 2003	12.1%
Dec 31, 2004	12.1%
Dec 31, 2005	13.9%
Dec 31, 2006	16.1%
Dec 31, 2007	15.4%
Dec 31, 2008	16.9%
Dec 31, 2009	15.7%
Dec 31, 2010	10.1%
Dec 31, 2011	10.9%
Dec 31, 2012	5.2%
Dec 31, 2013	3.5%
Dec 31, 2014	4.4%
Dec 31, 2015	3.0%
Dec 31, 2016	2.4%
Dec 31, 2017	2.8%
Dec 31, 2018	2.2%
Dec 31, 2019	3.5%
Dec 31, 2020	4.2%
Dec 31, 2021	3.9%
Dec 31, 2022	3.1%
Dec 31, 2023	1.1%
Dec 31, 2024	1.4%
Dec 31, 2025	1.6%

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