Malaysia - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Malaysia was 6.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 25.05 in 1999, while its lowest value was -8.71 in 1982.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 13.81
1961 6.89
1962 2.91
1963 1.73
1964 1.73
1965 4.48
1966 3.95
1967 2.44
1968 3.52
1969 10.20
1970 4.24
1971 1.44
1972 -1.35
1973 5.63
1974 0.24
1975 0.45
1976 10.45
1977 7.51
1978 5.56
1979 8.87
1980 2.50
1981 -6.18
1982 -8.71
1983 -4.96
1984 1.91
1985 5.13
1986 6.10
1987 13.87
1988 10.21
1989 6.06
1990 2.04
1991 -3.66
1992 1.36
1993 -0.10
1994 -1.60
1995 -3.93
1996 1.39
1997 0.91
1998 22.00
1999 25.05
2000 19.21
2001 17.44
2002 17.25
2003 19.69
2004 20.37
2005 21.94
2006 21.79
2007 19.87
2008 22.33
2009 20.27
2010 15.92
2011 15.57
2012 10.76
2013 8.54
2014 9.27
2015 7.53
2016 6.65
2017 6.87
2018 6.71
2019 7.52
2020 6.44

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts