Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Malaysia's government debt stands at 70.5% as of 2025-12-31, up from 69.81% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Malaysia's government debt was 70.5%, up from 69.81% in 2024.
In 2024, Malaysia's government debt was 69.81%, up from 69.66% in 2023.
In 2023, Malaysia's government debt was 69.66%, up from 65.46% in 2022.
In 2022, Malaysia's government debt was 65.46%, down from 69.16% in 2021.
In 2021, Malaysia's government debt was 69.16%, up from 67.69% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.5% | +0.6946% |
| 2024 | 69.81% | +0.1433% |
| 2023 | 69.66% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 65.46% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 69.16% | +1.47% |
| 2020 | 67.69% | +10.61% |
| 2019 | 57.08% | +1.44% |
| 2018 | 55.65% | +1.25% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | -1.39% |
| 2016 | 55.79% | -1.18% |
| 2015 | 56.97% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 55.37% | -0.2834% |
| 2013 | 55.66% | +1.87% |
| 2012 | 53.79% | +1.89% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +0.6861% |
| 2010 | 51.21% | +0.8042% |
| 2009 | 50.41% | +11.05% |
| 2008 | 39.36% | +0.0125% |
| 2007 | 39.35% | -0.3133% |
| 2006 | 39.66% | -1.12% |
| 2005 | 40.78% | -1.18% |
| 2004 | 41.96% | +0.567% |
| 2003 | 41.39% | +1.86% |
| 2002 | 39.53% | +1.47% |
| 2001 | 38.07% | +5.55% |
| 2000 | 32.52% | -1.84% |
| 1999 | 34.36% | +0.7261% |
| 1998 | 33.64% | +4.02% |
| 1997 | 29.62% | -3.15% |
| 1996 | 32.77% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Malaysia's government debt is 70.5% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 69.81% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 70.5% (2025); the lowest is 29.62% (1997), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.