Malaysia Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

1970 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • Malaysia Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 6.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a deficit equal to 5.9 % in the previous year
  • Malaysia Consolidated Fiscal Balance to GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1970 to Dec 2024, with an average ratio of 6.2 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 6.2 % in Dec 1997 and a record low of -21.0 % in Dec 1981
CEIC calculates Consolidated Fiscal Balance as % of Nominal GDP from annual Consolidated Fiscal Balance and annual Nominal GDP. The Ministry of Finance provides Consolidated Fiscal Balance in local currency. The Department of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008 with benchmark year 2015. Consolidated Fiscal Balance includes General Government and Non Financial Public Enterprises. Nominal GDP prior to 2015 is based on SNA 2008 with benchmark year 2010, prior to 2010 is based on SNA 1993 with benchmark year 2005, prior to 2005 is based on SNA 1993 with benchmark year 2000, prior to 2000 is based on SNA 1968 with benchmark year 1987 and prior to 1987 is based on old national methodology.


Further information about Malaysia Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Malaysia National Government Debt reached 312.8 USD bn in Sep 2025
  • Malaysia Nominal GDP reached 122.1 USD bn in Sep 2025

View Malaysia's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP from 1970 to 2024 in the chart:

Malaysia Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

What was Malaysia's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP in 2024?

Malaysia Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 6.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a deficit equal to 5.9 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-6.4 2024 -5.9 2023 -21.0 1981 6.2 1997 % yearly 1970 - 2024

Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -0.7 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Algeria (%) -2.6 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Argentina (%) 0.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) -3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) -3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) -4.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 0.4 Jun 2021 monthly Dec 2004 - Jun 2021
Bahrain (%) -4.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Belarus (%) -0.4 Sep 2021 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2021
Belgium (%) -4.5 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Bolivia (%) -11.2 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) -4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) -6.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) -13.3 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) -4.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) -4.1 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Canada (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1993 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
China (%) -5.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) -6.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) -2.4 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Cyprus (%) 4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (%) -2.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 3.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) -2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) -1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) -3.1 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Finland (%) -3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
France (%) -5.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1949 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) -1.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Greece (%) -1.3 Dec 2018 monthly Apr 1999 - Dec 2018
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) -3.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) -1.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
India (%) -4.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) -2.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) -3.4 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2021
Ireland (%) 3.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Israel (%) -4.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) -3.5 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2025
Ivory Coast (%) -4.0 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) -4.6 2026 yearly 1996 - 2026
Jordan (%) 1.0 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Kazakhstan (%) -0.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) -6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) -2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) -2.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 2.3 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Latvia (%) -2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 0.9 2021 yearly 1992 - 2021
Lithuania (%) -1.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 7.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (%) -4.6 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Malawi (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Sep 2025
Malaysia (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Malta (%) -4.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) -8.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) -4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) -3.9 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Mongolia (%) -4.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) -5.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) -4.0 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Mozambique (%) -2.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Myanmar (%) -7.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Nepal (%) -10.0 2018 yearly 2012 - 2018
Netherlands (%) -1.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) -1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) -4.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 12.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Oman (%) 2.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Pakistan (%) -2.6 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 1.4 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Panama (%) -7.9 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) -2.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) -6.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) -6.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Portugal (%) 0.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) -0.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) -8.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) -4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
Serbia (%) -2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) -6.2 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Slovenia (%) -2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) -4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) -2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) -4.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) -0.6 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) -1.6 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Switzerland (%) 0.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024

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Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -27,060.208 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 18,019.868 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 312,770.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 599.224 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,935.614 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 500.265 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 371,609.380 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,716.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 32,409.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,687,998.656 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,264.526 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 233,913.571 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 30,692.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 16.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,906,698.415 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 665,132.470 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4,845.057 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,117.347 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,982.947 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 8,362.594 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 58,791.957 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 6,530.943 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 6,146.249 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 56,858.071 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,195.841 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 9,923.242 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 234.300 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 235.900 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Nov 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 164.900 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Nov 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 165.900 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 123.700 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Nov 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 7,132.039 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 660.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,897.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,260.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3,446.528 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -452.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,266.665 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 328,395.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 141,587.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 12.329 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -2,608.221 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -2,788.389 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -1,837.899 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) -801.816 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,633.666 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -3,142.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -13,453.425 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 18,983.157 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -19,920.577 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 67,854.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -5,763.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -42,248.099 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 294,451.880 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 11,423.927 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) 16,172.973 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 257,067.842 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 37,384.038 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 65,228.721 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 7,561.627 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 29,929.197 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) -16,353.054 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 17,632.149 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -149.421 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Nov 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,982.720 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 169,573.812 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 615,108.198 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 112,097.6 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,400.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 632,053.016 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 712,182.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.500 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 326.350 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 737.520 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1964 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 568,535.498 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.23 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.47 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,550,062.517 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2025
Banking System: Demand Deposits (MYR mn) 329,103.228 Oct 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 74.602 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024

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