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Government debt in Malaysia

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Malaysia's government debt is 70.50 % — #85 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

70.50%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.7 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Malaysia over time

74.10 %51.85 %29.60 %74.10 % · 199029.60 % · 19971990: 74.10 %1991: 67.30 %1992: 59.10 %1993: 51.10 %1994: 43.70 %1995: 38.20 %1996: 32.80 %1997: 29.60 %1998: 33.60 %1999: 34.40 %2000: 32.50 %2001: 38.10 %2002: 39.50 %2003: 41.40 %2004: 42.00 %2005: 40.80 %2006: 39.70 %2007: 39.30 %2008: 39.40 %2009: 50.40 %2010: 51.20 %2011: 51.90 %2012: 53.80 %2013: 55.70 %2014: 55.40 %2015: 57.00 %2016: 55.80 %2017: 54.40 %2018: 55.60 %2019: 57.10 %2020: 67.70 %2021: 69.20 %2022: 65.50 %2023: 69.70 %2024: 69.80 %2025: 70.50 %19902008202570.50 %
36 official observations, 1990 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#85 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
32 %
40 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.70 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
3.60 pp
peak 74.10 % in 1990
Full series
▼ 3.60 pp
since 1990

In Asia: #28 of 37vs median 54.70 %: +15.80 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Malaysia: ahead of 32 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtMalaysia 70.50 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Malaysia is ahead of 32 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Malaysia
83 Namibia67.50 %−3.00 pp
84 Israel67.90 %−2.60 pp
85 Malaysia70.50 %—
86 Kenya71.30 %+0.80 pp
87 Bahamas71.70 %+1.20 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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