Current Account to GDP in Malaysia decreased to 1 percent in 2020 from 3.30 percent in 2019. source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Current Account to GDP in Malaysia averaged 3.26 percent from 1980 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 17.10 percent in 2008 and a record low of -13.20 percent in 1982. This page provides - Malaysia Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Malaysia Current Account to GDP - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on April of 2021.

Current Account to GDP in Malaysia is expected to reach 2.00 percent by the end of 2021, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malaysia Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Malaysia Current Account to GDP

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.00 3.30 17.10 -13.20 1980 - 2020 percent Yearly

Malaysia Trade Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 17900.00 16600.00 25176.00 -3633.59 MYR Million [+]
Current Account 18965.00 26095.00 39982.00 978.00 MYR Million [+]
Current Account to GDP 1.00 3.30 17.10 -13.20 percent [+]
Imports 69704.00 73023.00 97100.00 313.60 MYR Million [+]
Exports 87567.00 89625.00 97122.00 328.10 MYR Million [+]
External Debt 958455.56 953311.24 1002956.00 9063.00 MYR Million [+]
Terms of Trade 101.50 101.10 117.20 92.50 points [+]
Tourism Revenues 12688.20 86143.50 86143.50 8580.50 MYR Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 10568.00 11420.00 2806565.00 5411.00 [+]
Gold Reserves 38.88 38.88 38.88 35.46 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 545.81 534.00 791.00 489.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Terrorism Index 2.09 2.50 3.58 0.00 [+]
Capital Flows -10888.00 -35300.00 51436.00 -71537.00 MYR Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 6140.00 -846.00 19388.96 -1982.56 MYR Million [+]


Malaysia Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.