Malaysia Forecast: Unemployment Rate

1985 - 2029 | Yearly | % | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Malaysia Unemployment Rate Forecast

  • Malaysia Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 3.525 % in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records no change from the last reported number of 3.625 % in Dec 2023
  • Looking ahead, Malaysia Unemployment Rate is projected to stand at 3.525 % in Dec 2029
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Unemployment Rate

View Malaysia's Forecast: Unemployment Rate from 1985 to 2029 in the chart:

Malaysia Forecast: Unemployment Rate

What is Malaysia's Forecast: Unemployment Rate in 2029?

Malaysia Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 3.525 % in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.525 2029 3.525 2028 2.445 1997 8.261 1986 % yearly 1985 - 2029

Forecast: Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (%) 0.000 yearly -
Albania (%) 10.700 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Algeria (%) 11.383 2019 yearly 1980 - 2019
Andorra (%) 1.550 2029 yearly 2010 - 2029
Angola (%) 0.000 yearly -
Antigua and Barbuda (%) 0.000 yearly -
Argentina (%) 7.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Armenia (%) 14.000 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
Aruba (%) 5.091 2026 yearly 1991 - 2026
Australia (%) 4.524 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Austria (%) 5.179 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Azerbaijan (%) 5.098 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Bahamas (%) 9.500 2029 yearly 1986 - 2029
Bahrain (%) 6.300 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) 0.000 yearly -
Barbados (%) 7.677 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Belarus (%) 2.898 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Belgium (%) 5.700 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Belize (%) 3.400 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Benin (%) 0.000 yearly -
Bhutan (%) 3.500 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Bolivia (%) 5.200 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.200 2029 yearly 1995 - 2029
Botswana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Brazil (%) 7.482 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Brunei (%) 4.900 2029 yearly 2011 - 2029
Bulgaria (%) 4.000 2029 yearly 1989 - 2029
Burkina Faso (%) 0.000 yearly -
Burundi (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cambodia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cameroon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Canada (%) 5.960 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Cape Verde (%) 8.500 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Central African Republic (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chad (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chile (%) 7.500 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
China (%) 5.100 2029 yearly 2017 - 2029
Colombia (%) 9.400 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Comoros (%) 0.000 yearly -
Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Costa Rica (%) 9.000 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Croatia (%) 5.466 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Cyprus (%) 4.979 2029 yearly 1982 - 2029
Czech Republic (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1995 - 2028
Democratic Republic of Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Denmark (%) 5.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Djibouti (%) 0.000 yearly -
Dominica (%) 0.000 yearly -
Dominican Republic (%) 6.000 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Ecuador (%) 3.500 2029 yearly 1988 - 2029
Egypt (%) 5.502 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
El Salvador (%) 5.216 2029 yearly 1988 - 2029
Equatorial Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Eritrea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Estonia (%) 6.508 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Swaziland (%) 25.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Ethiopia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Fiji (%) 4.500 2029 yearly 1986 - 2029
Finland (%) 7.100 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
France (%) 6.663 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gabon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Gambia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Georgia (%) 14.500 2029 yearly 1996 - 2029
Germany (%) 2.963 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ghana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Greece (%) 9.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Grenada (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guatemala (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guinea-Bissau (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guyana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Haiti (%) 0.000 yearly -
Honduras (%) 8.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.669 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Hungary (%) 3.689 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Iceland (%) 4.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
India (%) 0.000 yearly -
Indonesia (%) 5.100 2029 yearly 1984 - 2029
Iran (%) 9.000 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Iraq (%) 0.000 yearly -
Ireland (%) 4.507 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Israel (%) 3.900 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Italy (%) 8.250 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast (%) 0.000 yearly -
Jamaica (%) 4.400 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Japan (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Jordan (%) 21.975 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 4.775 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Kenya (%) 0.000 yearly -
Kiribati (%) 0.000 yearly -
South Korea (%) 3.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Kosovo (%) 10.875 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Kuwait (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.014 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Laos (%) 0.000 yearly -
Latvia (%) 6.286 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Lebanon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Lesotho (%) 0.000 2015 yearly 2000 - 2015
Liberia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Libya (%) 0.000 yearly -

Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.9 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -23,593.390 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 14,591.306 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 279,139.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 64.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 560.959 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,896.039 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 473.200 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 32,536.300 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,949.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 29,195.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,310,793.196 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 357,814.446 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 260,686.212 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 27,246.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 5.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,816,656.959 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 659,645.999 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 3,867.036 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,514.117 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2,984.704 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 6,299.540 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 8,696.859 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 46,315.717 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 2,468.999 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 9,714.675 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 4,242.133 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 5,921.002 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 50,525.686 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 212.900 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 159.100 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 212.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 152.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 118.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
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) 2,796.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,598.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,807.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3,719.393 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 3,594.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,399.936 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 301,013.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 128,734.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 18.696 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -1,489.713 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -5,763.820 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: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 2,679.157 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: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 257,067.842 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 294,451.880 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -149.421 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 21,102.780 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: Debit (MYR mn) 65,378.142 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -12,297.048 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: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -20,153.225 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,219.092 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -6,052.535 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: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 65,228.721 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -5,657.465 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: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) -16,353.054 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -25,895.045 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: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,387.794 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 148,884.318 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 556,882.484 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 108,100.0 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.3 May 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,300.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 574,874.064 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 634,429.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.200 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 320.164 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 719.033 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1964 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 334,335.4 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 506,798.648 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.66 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 116.24 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,492,236.559 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 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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