Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia stood at 0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 0.6762 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4294 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 100th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4875 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.5566 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6566 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5356 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5193 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6762 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 0.663 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5888 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5776 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5615 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5325 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4917 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4891 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5266 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4294 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4527 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4823 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4824 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.549 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5621 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5567 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4851 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4945 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4575 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4647 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5119 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.573 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5591 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4875 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6566 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5626 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4891 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6762 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.498 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4294 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5621 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5152 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4575 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.573 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6426 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Peru 0.6177 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Fiji 0.5432 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 China 0.5051 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Saint Lucia 0.4921 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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 tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6762 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4294 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 100th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.