Malaysia Visitor Arrivals Growth

1990 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Visitor Arrivals

  • Malaysia Visitor Arrivals dropped 3.5 % in Aug 2025, compared with an increase of 16.5 % in the previous month
  • Malaysia Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1990 to Aug 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 17,250.0 % in Jul 2022 and a record low of -99.7 % in May 2020
CEIC calculates Tourist Arrivals Growth from monthly Tourist Arrivals. Tourism Malaysia provides Tourist Arrivals.

Further information about Malaysia Visitor Arrivals

  • In the latest reports, Malaysia Visitor Arrivals recorded 2,302,065.0 person in the month of Aug 2025
  • Tourism Revenue of Malaysia reached 22.4 USD bn in Dec 2024, an increase of 112.6 % change from the previous year

View Malaysia's Visitor Arrivals Growth from Jan 1990 to Aug 2025 in the chart:

Malaysia Visitor Arrivals Growth

What was Malaysia's Visitor Arrivals Growth in Aug 2025?

Malaysia Visitor Arrivals dropped 3.5 % in Aug 2025, compared with an increase of 16.5 % in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-3.5 Aug 2025 16.5 Jul 2025 -99.7 May 2020 17,250.0 Jul 2022 % monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 2025

Visitor Arrivals Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 25.6 2016 yearly 2004 - 2016
Argentina (%) -9.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Australia (%) 10.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 4.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (%) -74.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bahrain (%) -82.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) -5.5 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
Belarus (%) -69.6 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Belgium (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bolivia (%) -73.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -1.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 3.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Brazil (%) 12.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Brunei (%) -75.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bulgaria (%) 0.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Cambodia (%) 12.8 May 2019 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2019
Canada (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) -60.7 Mar 2020 monthly Jul 2017 - Mar 2020
China (%) 9.6 Feb 2016 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2016
Colombia (%) -15.2 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Aug 2025
Croatia (%) 5.1 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 17.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.6 2019 yearly 2004 - 2019
Denmark (%) -52.9 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Ecuador (%) -9.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Egypt (%) 123.9 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Estonia (%) 11.1 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
European Union (%) 6.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Finland (%) 16.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
France (%) -46.2 2020 yearly 2005 - 2020
Georgia (%) -80.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Germany (%) 0.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 3.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 6.8 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2007 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 3.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) -77.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
India (%) -23.9 Jun 2025 monthly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (%) 11.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Iran (%) -83.0 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Ireland (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 2024 - 2024
Israel (%) 92.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 8.9 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Ivory Coast (%) -67.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Japan (%) 17.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1963 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) -5.7 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) -76.1 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
Kenya (%) 15.6 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
South Korea (%) 8.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) 21.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 52.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 1.1 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Laos (%) 10.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Latvia (%) 3.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) -19.1 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Lithuania (%) -9.0 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Luxembourg (%) 8.8 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) -1.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 4.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Malaysia (%) -3.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 2025
Malta (%) 17.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (%) 3.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Mexico (%) -3.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 55.1 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 22.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Montenegro (%) 8.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Morocco (%) 351.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2023
Myanmar (%) -41.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2025
Nepal (%) -18.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) 0.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 10.0 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1979 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) -12.5 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Norway (%) -76.2 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Oman (%) -75.2 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Panama (%) 16.8 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Aug 2025
Paraguay (%) 15.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 4.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Philippines (%) -1.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Portugal (%) -75.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Qatar (%) 25.2 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Romania (%) -20.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 12.5 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2015
Serbia (%) -9.4 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Oct 2025
Singapore (%) -6.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Slovenia (%) 10.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
South Africa (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Spain (%) 0.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 21.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Sudan (%) 55.6 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Sweden (%) -74.3 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Switzerland (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 34.5 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
Taiwan (%) 9.1 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1984 - Aug 2025
Tajikistan (%) 140.1 2018 yearly 1997 - 2018
Thailand (%) -3.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 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: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 67,071.813 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 6,622.021 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: 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
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,162.125 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 177.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 227.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 181.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - 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: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) 16,172.973 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 (MYR mn) -5,763.820 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: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 2,679.157 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: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -12,297.048 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
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: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 257,067.842 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: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 65,378.142 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: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -5,657.465 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: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 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: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 37,384.038 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: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) -16,353.054 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 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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