Malaysia Government Debt: % of GDP

2010 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Malaysia Government debt accounted for 66.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 66.4 % in the previous quarter.
  • Malaysia government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2010 to Sep 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 66.4 % in Jun 2025 and a record low of 49.3 % in Sep 2011.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. Bank Negara Malaysia provides Government Debt in local currency. The Department of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Nominal GDP prior to Q4 2015 is based on SNA 2008 with benchmark year 2010.


Related information about Malaysia Government Debt: % of GDP

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

View Malaysia's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2010 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Malaysia Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Malaysia's Government Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Malaysia Government debt accounted for 66.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 66.4 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
66.1 Sep 2025 66.4 Jun 2025 49.3 Sep 2011 66.4 Jun 2025 % quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025

Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 53.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 47.8 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (%) 73.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 50.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 38.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Austria (%) 82.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.8 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 96.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 23.8 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Belarus (%) 35.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 106.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1980 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 78.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 26.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 26.0 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Canada (%) 69.3 2025 yearly 1962 - 2025
Chile (%) 43.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
China (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Colombia (%) 64.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) 57.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 60.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 43.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 29.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (%) 65.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 63.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 23.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
European Union (%) 81.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 88.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
France (%) 110.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 35.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ghana (%) 61.8 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 151.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Hungary (%) 75.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 63.4 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
India (%) 56.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (%) 39.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 5.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Ireland (%) 33.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Israel (%) 66.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Italy (%) 138.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 212.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 91.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 23.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Kenya (%) 69.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 47.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 44.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Latvia (%) 48.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 23.6 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Lithuania (%) 39.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 25.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (%) 53.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 46.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 80.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 60.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 38.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 38.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (%) 60.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 71.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Nepal (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (%) 42.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) 46.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 37.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Norway (%) 53.3 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Oman (%) 35.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 68.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 151.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 63.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 38.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 31.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 63.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 58.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Portugal (%) 97.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 57.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 14.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 29.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 43.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 173.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 63.2 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2025
Slovenia (%) 69.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
South Africa (%) 78.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 103.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 95.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Sweden (%) 33.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) 23.0 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Taiwan (%) 29.0 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan (%) 36.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Thailand (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Tunisia (%) 81.2 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Turkey (%) 24.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Ukraine (%) 89.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025

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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) 332,857.280 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,645.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 34,360.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 17.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 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) 29,715.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 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) 4,374.020 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,354.897 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 4,091.269 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 7,985.030 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 6,622.021 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 67,071.813 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 6,731.543 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,162.125 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 10,470.012 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 53,848.176 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 181.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 227.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 177.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 236.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 123.800 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 19,572.865 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 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: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,219.092 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: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -42,248.099 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 (MYR mn) -5,763.820 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: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -6,052.535 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - 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: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - 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: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 65,378.142 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: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 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: 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: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -12,297.048 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: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 17,632.149 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: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 2,679.157 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 (%) 1.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,776.003 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 165,682.441 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 606,018.934 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 111,738.0 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 4,763.970 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 624,206.407 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 699,002.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.400 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 305.959 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 690.271 Mar 2025 quarterly Jun 1964 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 558,415.759 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.36 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.38 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,546,954.118 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 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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