Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malaysia
Malaysia: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malaysia, 1996–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 4.4% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malaysia peaked at 9.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2017.
That places Malaysia 50th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.1% | — |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +45.9% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -33.6% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 47 Cameroon 4.5% compare
- 48 Timor-Leste 4.4% compare
- 49 Nepal 4.4% compare
- 51 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.3% compare
- 52 Bangladesh 4.1% compare
- 53 Morocco 4.1% compare
More public sector data for Malaysia
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1993 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -90.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 121.29 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 21.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malaysia?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malaysia was 4.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.