• 1. BACKGROUND

  	Official Name of the Country	:	Malaysia
  	National Anthem	:	My Country
  	National Day	:	31 August
  	Capital City	:	Kuala Lumpur
  	Other Major Cities	:	Johor Bahru, Klang, Ipoh, Melaka
  	Official Language(s)	:	Bahasa Malaysia

• 2. GEOGRAPHY and CLIMATE

  	Location and Geographic Coordinates	:	(2 30 N, 112 30 E) Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
  	Total Area (sq km)	:	330,800 km²
  	Total Land Area (sq km)	:	328,550 km²
  	Total Water Area (sq km)	:	2,250 km²
  	Land Boundaries (km)	:	2,742 km
  	Border Countries	:	3 border countries: Brunei (266 km); Indonesia (1,881 km); Thailand (595 km)
  	Coastline (km)	:	4,675 km
  	Climate and Weather	:	Malaysia essentially observes tropical weather, without extremely high temperatures. Humidity however is a common feature, nights in Malaysia are fairly cool. Throughout the year, the average temperature ranges from 20°C to 30°C on an average. The main rainy season in the east runs between November and February, while August is the wettest period on the west coast. East Malaysia has heavy rains from November to February.

• 3. SOCIETY and DEMOGRAPHICS

  	Nationality	:	Malaysian
  	Major Religion(s)	:	Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism
  	Human Development Index	:	0.789 (2015)
  	Human Development Index Rank	:	59
  	Population	:	31,187,265 Units (2016)
  	Population Growth Rate (%)	:	1.22 Percentages (2015)
  	Fertility Rate (Births per Woman)	:	2.06 Births per Woman (2015)
  	Population Density (per km2)	:	94.92 Persons per Square Kilometre (2016)
  	Adult Literacy Rate (%)	:	94.64 Percentages (2015)

• 4. GOVERNMENT and POLITICS

  	Government Type	:	Federal Constitutional Monarchy
  	Chief of State	:	King Muhammad V   (13 December 2016)
  	Website of Presidency	:	http://www.majlisraja-raja.gov.my/index.php/en/
  	Head of Government	:	Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Najib RAZAK   (03 April 2009)
  	Website of Prime Ministry	:	http://www.pmo.gov.my/
  	Cabinet	:	King: Muhammad V Prime Minister: Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Najib RAZAK Deputy Prime Minister: Zahid HAMIDI Minister of Agriculture & Agro-Based Industry: Ahmad Shabery CHEEK Minister of Communication & Multimedia: Mohd Salleh Tun Said KEUAK Minister of Defense: Hishamuddin Tun HUSSEIN Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperative, & Consumerism: Hamzah ZAINUDIN Minister of Education: MAHDZIR Khalid Minister of Energy, Green Technology, & Water: Maximus Johnity ONGKILI Minister of Federal Territories: Tengku ADNAN Tengku Mansor Minister of Finance: NAJIB Razak Minister of Finance II: JOHARI Abdul Ghani Minister of Foreign Affairs: ANIFAH Aman Minister of Health: S. SUBRAMANIAM Minister of Higher Education: IDRIS Jusoh Minister of Home Affairs: Ahmad ZAHID Hamidi Minister of Human Resources: Minister of Human Resources: Minister of International Trade & Industry: MUSTAPA Mohamed Minister of International Trade & Industry II: ONG Ka Chuan Minister of Natural Resources & Environment: WAN JUNAIDI Tuanku Jaafar Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities: MAH Siew Keong Minister of Rural & Regional Development: ISMAIL Sabri bin Yaakob Minister of Science, Technology, & Innovation: Wilfred Madius TANGAU Minister of Tourism & Culture: NAZRI Abdul Aziz Minister of Transport: LIOW Tiong Lai Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing, & Local Government: NOH Omar Minister of Women, Family, & Community Development: ROHANI Abdul Karim Minister of Works: FADILLAH Yusof Minister of Youth & Sports: KHAIRY Jamaluddin Abu Bakar
  	Legislative Structure	:
  	Structure of Parliament	:	Bicameral
  	Name of Parliament (Generic) (Translated)	:	Dewan Rakyat / House of Representatives
  	Last Renewal Date	:	05 May 2013
  	Head of Parliament	:	Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Haji MULIA
  	Members (Statutory / Current Number)	:
  	Name of Second Chamber (Generic) (Translated)	:	Dewan Negara / Senate
  	Last Renewal Date	:
  	Head of Secondary Parliament	:	S.A. VIGNESWARAN
  	Members (Statutory / Current Number)	:
  	Judicial Structure	:
  	Highest Court(s)	:	Federal Court (consists of the chief justice, president of the Court of Appeal, chief justice of the High Court of Malaya, chief judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak and 7 judges); note - Malaysia has a dual judicial hierarchy of civil and religious (sharia) courts
  	Major Political Parties and Leaders	:	National Front (BN) Democratic Action Party (DAP) People's Justice Party (PKR) Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)

• 5. ECONOMY and SECTORS

  	Exchange Rate (NCU per USD)	:	4.49 Ratio (2016)
  	GDP (million USD)	:	296,284,450,664 US Dollars (2015)
  	GDP per capita (USD)	:	9,768 US Dollars (2015)
  	Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	:	4.98 Percentages (2015)
  	Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	:	4.17 Percentages (2014)
  	Unemployment Rate (%)	:	3.30 Percentages (2016)
  	Economic Complexity Score	:	1.153 (2015)
  	Rankings of Economic Complexity Score (out of 144 Countries)	:	23
  	Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)	:	9,926 Million USD (2016)
  	Official Development Assistance (ODA)	:	-1 Million USD (2015)
  	Exports (million USD)	:	188,163 Million USD (2016)
  	Main Export Partners	:	Singapore, China, Japan, USA, Thailand
  	Imports (million USD)	:	177,332 Million USD (2016)
  	Main Import Partners	:	China, Singapore, USA, Japan, Thailand
  	Intra-OIC Exports	:	19,243 Million USD (2016)
  	Main Export Partners (in the OIC)	:	Indonesia, UAE, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey
  	Intra-OIC Imports	:	15,169 Million USD (2016)
  	Main Import Partners (in the OIC)	:	Indonesia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey
  	Natural Resources	:	Tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
  	Main Agricultural Products	:	Palm oil; Indigenous chicken meat; Palm kernels; Natural rubber; Paddy rice

• 6. Malaysia in Figures
  • AGRICULTURE

    Agricultural Area	:	7,839.00 Thousand Hectares (2014)	Timeplot
    Agricultural Population	:	3,243.00 Thousands (2012)	Timeplot
    Arable Land Area, % of Total Land Area	:	2.90 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Arable Land, Total	:	954.00 Thousand Hectares (2014)	Timeplot
    Fertilizer Use	:	1,968,988.00 Tonnes (2014)	Timeplot
    Fish Catches	:	2,003,032.20 Tonnes (2015)	Timeplot
    Number of Tractors	:	43,295.00 Units (1995)	Timeplot
    Permanent Crops	:	3.00 Thousand Hectares (2014)	Timeplot
    Permanent Meadows and Pastures	:	1.00 Thousand Hectares (2014)	Timeplot
    Production of Cereal	:	2,704,307.00 Tonnes (2014)	Timeplot
    Production of Cereal per Person	:	89.46 Kilograms (2014)	Timeplot
    Production of Cotton	:	0.00 1000 480 lb. Bales (2016)	Timeplot
    Production of Cotton per Person	:	0.00 Kilograms (2016)	Timeplot
    Production of Fruits	:	999,744.00 Tonnes (2014)	Timeplot
    Production of Fruits per Person	:	33.07 Kilograms (2014)	Timeplot
    Production of Meat	:	1,823,692.00 Tonnes (2014)	Timeplot
    Production of Meat per Person	:	60.33 Kilograms (2014)	Timeplot
    Production of Vegetables	:	1,432,777.00 Tonnes (2014)	Timeplot
    Production of Vegetables per Person	:	47.40 Kilograms (2014)	Timeplot

  • DEMOGRAPHY

    Crude Birth Rate	:	17.09 Per thousand persons (2015)	Timeplot
    Crude Death Rate	:	4.87 Per thousand persons (2015)	Timeplot
    Fertility Rate, Total	:	2.06 Births per Woman (2015)	Timeplot
    Growth Rate of Population, Annual	:	1.51 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Growth Rate of Population, Natural	:	1.22 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    International Migrant Stock (% of population)	:	8.29 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    International Migrant Stock, Total	:	2,514,243.00 Thousands (2015)	Timeplot
    Life Expectancy at Birth, Female	:	77.28 Years (2015)	Timeplot
    Life Expectancy at Birth, Male	:	72.58 Years (2015)	Timeplot
    Life Expectancy at Birth, Total	:	74.88 Years (2015)	Timeplot
    Migration, Female, % of Total	:	56.53 Percentages (2000)	Timeplot
    Migration, Net	:	450,000.00 Thousands (2012)	Timeplot
    Migration, Total	:	1,155,210.00 Thousands (2000)	Timeplot
    Population Density	:	94.92 Persons per Square Kilometre (2016)	Timeplot
    Population, Ages 0-14, % of Total	:	25.02 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Population, Ages 15-64, % of Total	:	69.09 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Population, Ages 65+, % of Total	:	5.89 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Population, Female, % of Total	:	48.40 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Population, Rural, % of Total	:	24.63 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Population, Total	:	31,187,265.00 Units (2016)	Timeplot
    Refugee population by country or territory of asylum	:	92,209.00 Thousands (2016)	Timeplot
    Refugee population by country or territory of origin	:	443.00 Thousands (2016)	Timeplot

  • EDUCATION

    Education Expenditure, Current, Public , % of Total Public Expenditure on Education	:	94.39 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Education Expenditure, Per Pupil , Public, All levels , % of GDP per capita	:	19.08 Percentages (2010)	Timeplot
    Education Expenditure, Public, % of GDP	:	4.98 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Enrollment, Pre-Primary Schools	:	934,418.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Enrollment, Primary Schools	:	3,107,870.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Enrollment, Secondary Schools	:	2,991,123.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Enrollment, Tertiary Schools	:	817,587.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Female	:	101.88 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Male	:	101.71 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Total	:	101.79 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools, Female	:	95.60 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools, Male	:	92.39 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools, Total	:	93.95 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Female	:	80.68 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Male	:	74.64 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Total	:	77.57 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Tertiary Schools, Female	:	31.81 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Tertiary Schools, Male	:	20.83 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Tertiary Schools, Total	:	26.07 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Instructors, Tertiary Schools	:	80,231.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Adult, Female	:	93.11 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Adult, Male	:	96.18 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Adult, Total	:	94.64 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Youth, Female	:	98.50 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Youth, Male	:	98.33 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Youth, Total	:	98.42 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Pre- Primary Schools, Male	:	79.84 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools, Female	:	81.56 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools, Total	:	80.68 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Female	:	98.36 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Male	:	97.84 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Total	:	98.09 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Female	:	72.27 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Male	:	65.02 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Total	:	68.54 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Student -Teacher Ratio at Pre-Primary Schools	:	15.39 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Student -Teacher Ratio at Primary Schools	:	11.52 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Student -Teacher Ratio at Secondary Schools	:	12.02 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Student-Instructor Ratio at Tertiary Schools	:	10.19 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Teachers, Pre-Primary Schools	:	60,704.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Teachers, Primary Schools	:	269,757.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Teachers, Secondary Schools	:	248,920.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot

  • ENERGY

    Access to Electricity (% of Population)	:	100.00 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Access to Electricity, Rural (% of Rural Population)	:	100.00 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Alternative and Nuclear Energy (% of Total Energy Use)	:	1.31 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Coal Rents % of GDP	:	0.01 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Energy Consumption	:	51,580.00 Thousand Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent (2015)	Timeplot
    Energy Imports, Net (% of energy use)	:	-5.51 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Energy Intensity Level of Primary Energy	:	5.13 MJ / 2011 PPP USD GDP (2014)	Timeplot
    Energy Production	:	96,490.00 Thousand Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent (2015)	Timeplot
    GDP per Unit of Energy Use	:	8.59 PPP $ Per kg of Oil Equivalent (2014)	Timeplot
    GDP per Unit of Energy Use	:	8.15 constant 2011 PPP USD per kg of oil equivalent (2004)	Timeplot
    Production of Crude Oil	:	670.00 Thousand Barrels per Day (2016)	Timeplot
    Production of Electricity	:	150.12 Billion Kilowatt-Hours (2015)	Timeplot
    Production of Natural Gas, World Marketed	:	64,428.00 Million Standart Cubic Metres (2016)	Timeplot
    Renewable Electricity Output (% of Total Electricity Output)	:	9.71 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Renewable Energy Consumption (% of Total Final Energy Consumption)	:	4.77 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot

  • ENVIRONMENT

    Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Per Capita	:	8.12 Metric Tons (2014)	Timeplot
    Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Total	:	242,821.41 Thousand Metric Tonnes (2014)	Timeplot
    Consumption Of All Ozone Depleting CFCs	:	1.00 ODP Metric Tons (2013)	Timeplot
    Consumption of All Ozone Depleting Substances	:	4,499.00 ODP Metric Tons (2013)	Timeplot
    Energy Use (kg Equivalent) per $1000 GDP	:	122.65 Constant 2005 PPP $ (2014)	Timeplot

  • GENDER

    Gender Parity Index for Adult Literacy Rate (Female over Male)	:	0.97 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Gross Enrolment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools	:	1.03 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Gross Enrolment Rate in Primary Schools (Female over Male)	:	1.00 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Gross Enrolment Rate in Secondary Schools (Female over Male)	:	1.08 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Gross Enrolment Rate in Tertiary Schools (Female over Male)	:	1.53 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Labor Force Participation Shares	:	0.63 Ratio (2016)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Labor Force Shares	:	0.00 Ratio (2016)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Life Expectancy At Birth (Female over Male)	:	1.06 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Net Enrolment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools	:	1.02 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Net Enrolment Rate in Primary Schools (Female over Male)	:	1.01 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Net Enrolment Rate in Secondary Schools (Female over Male)	:	1.11 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Youth Literacy Rate (Female over Male)	:	1.00 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot

  • HEALTH

    1-Year-Olds Immunized with DTP3	:	99.00 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    1-Year-Olds Immunized with HepB3	:	99.00 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    1-Year-Olds Immunized with Hib3	:	98.00 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    1-Year-Olds Immunized with MCV	:	93.00 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Access to Improved Sanitation Facilities, % of total population	:	96.00 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Access to Improved Water Sources, % of total population	:	98.20 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Births Attended by Skilled Health Personnel (%)	:	98.97 Ratio (2014)	Timeplot
    Dentists, Numbers	:	4,253.00 Units (2011)	Timeplot
    Dentists, Per 10,000 Population	:	14.88 Ratio (2011)	Timeplot
    Health Exp., Private, % of Total Health Exp.	:	44.82 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Health Exp., Public, % of GDP	:	2.30 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Health Exp., Public, % of Total Health Exp.	:	55.18 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Health Exp., Public, % of Total Public Exp.	:	6.45 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Health Exp., Total, % of GDP	:	4.17 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Hospital Beds, Per 10,000 Population	:	19.00 Ratio (2012)	Timeplot
    Mortality Rate, Adult, Female	:	85.21 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Mortality Rate, Adult, Male	:	158.24 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Mortality Rate, Infant	:	6.00 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Mortality Rate, Under-Five	:	7.00 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Mortality Ratio, Maternal	:	40.00 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Nurses, Numbers	:	97,054.00 Units (2011)	Timeplot
    Nurses, Per 10,000 Population	:	3.40 Ratio (2011)	Timeplot
    People Living with HIV/AIDS, 15-49 Years Old	:	0.40 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Pharmacists, Numbers	:	12,402.00 Units (2011)	Timeplot
    Pharmacists, Per 10,000 Population	:	43.40 Ratio (2011)	Timeplot
    Physicians, Numbers	:	36,607.00 Units (2011)	Timeplot
    Physicians, Per 10,000 Population	:	1.28 Ratio (2011)	Timeplot
    Tuberculosis: DOTS Case Detection Rate	:	87.00 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Tuberculosis: DOTS Treatment Success	:	78.00 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Under-5 Moderately or Severely Underweight	:	12.90 Percentages (2006)	Timeplot

  • INDICES

    Ease of doing business index	:	23.00 Score (2016)	Timeplot
    Financial Development Indices	:	0.68 Score (2014)	Timeplot
    Food production index (2004-2006 = 100)	:	130.37 Score (2014)	Timeplot
    GINI index	:	46.26 Score (2009)	Timeplot
    Human Development Index	:	0.79 Score (2015)	Timeplot
    Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)	:	3.43 Score (2016)	Timeplot
    Methodology assessment of statistical capacity (scale 0 - 100)	:	70.00 Score (2016)	Timeplot
    Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0 - 100)	:	77.78 Score (2016)	Timeplot
    Periodicity and timeliness assessment of statistical capacity (scale 0 - 100)	:	83.33 Score (2016)	Timeplot
    Source data assessment of statistical capacity (scale 0 - 100)	:	80.00 Score (2016)	Timeplot

  • INDUSTRY and MANUFACTURING

    Chemicals (as % of value added in manufacturing)	:	10.38 Percentages (2012)	Timeplot
    Production of Bauxite	:	122.00 Thousand Metric Tonnes (2012)	Timeplot
    Production of Cement	:	21,457.00 Thousand Metric Tonnes (2013)	Timeplot
    Production of Copper Ore and Concentrates (metal content)	:	14.00 Thousand Metric Tonnes (2000)	Timeplot
    Production of Fertilisers	:	658,000.00 Tonnes (2014)	Timeplot
    Textiles and Clothing (as % of value added in manufacturing)	:	1.55 Percentages (2012)	Timeplot

  • INFRASTRUCTURE

    Air Transport, Freight	:	1,149.88 Million Ton - Km (2016)	Timeplot
    Air Transport, Passengers Carried	:	53,817,352.70 Number (2016)	Timeplot
    Air Transport, Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide	:	447,000.21 Number (2016)	Timeplot
    Cellular Mobile Telephone Subscribers per 100 persons	:	143.89 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Household	:	6,432,000.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Internet Bandwidth, International	:	34,119.36 Megabits / Second (2015)	Timeplot
    Internet Speed, Fixed Broadband	:	1.00 Megabits / Second (2015)	Timeplot
    Internet Subscribers per 100 persons	:	67.50 Number (2014)	Timeplot
    Internet Users per 100 persons	:	71.06 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Merchant Shipping: Fleets	:	9,611.57 Dead Weight Tonnes in Thousands (2016)	Timeplot
    Motor Vehicles in Use: Commercial Vehicles	:	1,264.99 Thousand Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Motor Vehicles in Use: Passenger Cars	:	12,043.73 Thousand Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Personal Computers	:	434,944,761.40 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Rail lines (total route-km)	:	2,250.00 Kilometers (2014)	Timeplot
    Railways, Goods Transported	:	3,071.00 Million Ton - Km (2014)	Timeplot
    Railways, Passengers Carried	:	3,293.00 Million Passenger - Km (2014)	Timeplot
    Revenue,Telecomunication Services	:	47,985,376,200.00 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    Roads, Paved (% of total network)	:	80.40 Percentages (2010)	Timeplot
    Roads, total network (km)	:	144,403.00 Kilometers (2010)	Timeplot
    Telephone Lines in Operation per 100 persons	:	14.34 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Television Receivers	:	547,872.60 Thousands (2007)	Timeplot

  • INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

    Balance of Payments: Current Account	:	5,530.00 Million USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Balance of Payments: Net Trade in Services	:	-4,586.00 Million USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Balance of Payments: Trade Balance	:	21,022.10 Million USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Debt Service Payments	:	13,503,401.00 Thousand USD (2015)	Timeplot
    External Debt, Long Term	:	112,618,808.00 Thousand USD (2015)	Timeplot
    External Debt, Short Term	:	76,467,200.00 Thousand USD (2015)	Timeplot
    External Debt, Total	:	190,951,400.00 Thousand USD (2015)	Timeplot
    Foreign Direct Investment	:	9,925.95 Million USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Official Development Assistance	:	-0.59 Million USD (2015)	Timeplot
    Private Nonguaranteed Debt	:	46,233,732.00 Thousand USD (2015)	Timeplot
    Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt	:	66,385,076.00 Thousand USD (2015)	Timeplot
    Rate of Exchange: End of Period	:	4.49 Ratio (2016)	Timeplot
    Rate of Exchange: Period Average	:	4.15 Ratio (2016)	Timeplot
    Total Reserves, Excluding Gold	:	93,071,807.62 Thousand USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Total Reserves, Including Gold	:	94,481,264.62 Thousand USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Use of IMF Credit	:	1,865,392.00 Thousand USD (2015)	Timeplot

  • LABOUR FORCE and OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

    Cases of fatal occupational injury	:	308.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Cases of non-fatal occupational injury (with lost workdays)	:	41,320.00 Number (2012)	Timeplot
    Dependency Ratio, Total, % of Working Age Population	:	44.74 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Employment in Agriculture, % of Total Employment	:	12.47 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Employment in Industry, % of Total Employment	:	27.52 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Employment in Services, % of Total Employment	:	60.00 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15+, Female (%)	:	47.54 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15+, Male (%)	:	75.29 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15+, Total (%)	:	61.26 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15-24 Female (%)	:	28.15 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15-24, Male (%)	:	42.87 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15-24, Total (%)	:	35.34 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    GDP per person employed (constant 1990 PPP $)	:	56,083.89 US Dollars (2016)	Timeplot
    Labour Force, Female, % of Total Labour Force	:	37.64 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Labour Force, Total	:	14,584,498.00 Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Labour Participation Rate, Female (% of Female Population Ages 15+)	:	49.31 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Labour Participation Rate, Male (% of Male Population Ages 15+)	:	77.70 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Labour Participation Rate, Total (% of total Population Ages 15+)	:	63.35 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Unemployment Rate, % of total labor force	:	3.30 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot

  • MONEY and PRICES

    Consumer Price Index (2000=100)	:	118.28 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Consumer Prices, annual % change	:	2.09 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Discount Rate	:	7.28 Percentages (1996)	Timeplot
    GDP Deflator (2005=100), National Currency Units	:	132.17 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    GDP Deflator (2005=100), US Dollars	:	128.16 Ratio (2015)	Timeplot
    Money Supply: M1	:	380,841.15 Million National Currency Units (2016)	Timeplot
    Money Supply: M1 plus Quasi-money	:	873,177.53 Million National Currency Units (2008)	Timeplot
    Wholesale Price Index (2005=100)	:	101.13 Number (2016)	Timeplot

  • NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

    Agriculture, Share in GDP	:	8.56 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Construction, Share in GDP	:	4.74 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    GDP (Constant 2005 Prices)	:	231,175,128,864.49 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    GDP (Constant 2005 Prices)	:	875,481,404,063.30 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    GDP (Current Prices)	:	1,157,139,000,000.00 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    GDP (Current Prices)	:	296,284,450,664.19 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    GDP, Per Capita (Current Prices)	:	9,768.37 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    General Government Final Consumption Expenditures (Constant 2005 Prices)	:	112,805,062,450.20 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    General Government Final Consumption Expenditures (Constant 2005 Prices)	:	29,786,726,168.55 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    General Government Final Consumption Expenditures (Current Prices)	:	38,916,653,376.99 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    General Government Final Consumption Expenditures (Current Prices)	:	151,989,000,000.00 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    General Government Final Consumption Expenditures, Share in Total Consumption	:	19.53 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    GNI (Current Prices)	:	1,124,688,000,000.00 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    GNI (Current Prices)	:	287,975,399,885.93 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    GNI, Per Capita (Current Prices)	:	9,494.42 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Capital Formation (Constant 2005 Prices)	:	62,228,261,688.69 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Capital Formation (Constant 2005 Prices)	:	235,664,131,272.39 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Capital Formation (Current Prices)	:	74,343,100,869.47 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Capital Formation (Current Prices)	:	290,347,000,000.00 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Gross Domestic Savings, % of GDP	:	32.75 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Household Consumption (Constant 2005 Prices)	:	465,181,245,813.50 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Household Consumption (Constant 2005 Prices)	:	122,833,373,669.81 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    Household Consumption (Current Prices)	:	160,347,703,962.13 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    Household Consumption (Current Prices)	:	626,238,000,000.00 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Household Consumption, Share in Total Consumption	:	80.47 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Industry, Share in GDP	:	34.89 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Manufacturing, Share in GDP	:	23.08 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Other Activities, Share in GDP	:	23.91 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Total Consumption (Constant 2005 Prices)	:	152,518,634,393.01 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    Total Consumption (Constant 2005 Prices)	:	577,602,049,321.16 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Total Consumption (Current Prices)	:	778,227,000,000.00 National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Total Consumption (Current Prices)	:	199,264,357,339.13 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    Transport, Storage and Communication, Share in GDP	:	8.92 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Wholesale, Retail Trade, Restaurants and Hotels, Share in GDP	:	18.97 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot

  • PUBLIC FINANCE

    Balance of Government Budget	:	3,815.00 Million National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Government Expenditures	:	215,274.00 Million National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Government Expenditures, Share in GDP	:	18.60 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Government Revenues	:	219,089.00 Million National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Government Revenues, Share in GDP	:	18.93 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Interest Payments	:	24,283.00 Million National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Subsidies Payments	:	83,460.00 Million National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Total Tax Revenue	:	165,441.00 Million National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Total Tax Revenue, Share in Government Revenues	:	75.51 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot

  • SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY and INNOVATION

    Articles Published	:	13,643.00 Number (2016)	Timeplot
    GERD as a percentage of GDP	:	1.30 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    GERD in '000 current PPP$	:	10,637,622.89 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    GERD per capita (in current PPP$)	:	344.33 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    High-Technology Exports	:	57,257,697,127.00 US Dollars (2015)	Timeplot
    Patent Applications by Filing Office	:	7,727.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Patent Grants by Filing Office	:	2,877.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Researchers (FTE) - Total	:	69,864.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot
    Researchers (HC) - % Female	:	46.73 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Researchers (HC) - Total	:	89,861.00 Number (2015)	Timeplot

  • TOBACCO CONTROL

    Export Quantity, Tobacco (total)	:	800.00 Tonnes (2013)	Timeplot
    Export Value, Tobacco (total)	:	5,860.00 Thousand USD (2013)	Timeplot
    Import Quantity, Tobacco (total)	:	52,863.00 Tonnes (2013)	Timeplot
    Import Value, Tobacco (total)	:	273,597.00 Thousand USD (2013)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Anti-tobacco mass media campaigns	:	5.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Enforce bans on tobacco advertising	:	4.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Monitor	:	4.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Offer Help to Quit Tobacco Use	:	4.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Protect from Tobacco Smoke	:	2.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Raise Taxes on Tobacco	:	4.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Warn about the dangers of tobacco	:	5.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    Prevalence Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Youth, Both Sexes	:	11.50 Percentages (2013)	Timeplot
    Prevalence Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Youth, Male	:	20.90 Percentages (2013)	Timeplot
    Prevalence Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Youth,Female	:	2.10 Percentages (2013)	Timeplot
    Prevelance Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Adult, Both Sexes	:	22.30 Percentages (2013)	Timeplot
    Prevelance Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Adult, Female	:	1.50 Percentages (2013)	Timeplot
    Prevelance Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Adult, Male	:	44.40 Percentages (2013)	Timeplot
    Unmanufactured Tobacco, Area Harvested	:	435.00 Thousand Hectares (2014)	Timeplot
    Unmanufactured Tobacco, Production	:	387.00 Tonnes (2014)	Timeplot
    Unmanufactured Tobacco, Yield	:	8,893.00 Hectogram / Hectare (2014)	Timeplot

  • TOURISM

    Balance of Foreign Travel	:	7,025.00 Million USD (2015)	Timeplot
    Balance of International Tourism as % of GDP	:	2.37 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    International Tourism Receipts as % of Exports	:	8.81 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Intra-OIC Tourist Arrivals	:	4,591.24 Thousands (2015)	Timeplot
    Number of Tourist Arrivals	:	25,721.00 Thousands (2015)	Timeplot
    Tourism Expenditures	:	10,589.00 Million USD (2015)	Timeplot
    Tourism Receipts	:	17,614.00 Million USD (2015)	Timeplot

  • TRADE

    Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)	:	70.90 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Exports of Goods and Services (Annual % Change)	:	0.63 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Exports of Goods and Services in National Currency	:	820,459.00 Million National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Exports of Goods and Services in USD	:	210,077.82 Million USD (2015)	Timeplot
    Fuel Exports (% of Merchandise Exports)	:	14.00 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Fuel Imports (% of Merchandise Imports)	:	10.31 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)	:	63.25 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Imports of Goods and Services (Annual % Change)	:	1.25 Percentages (2015)	Timeplot
    Imports of Goods and Services in National Currency	:	731,895.00 Million National Currency Units (2015)	Timeplot
    Imports of Goods and Services in USD	:	187,401.09 Million USD (2015)	Timeplot
    Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports	:	19,242.65 Million USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports (% of Merchandise Exports)	:	10.23 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports	:	15,169.46 Million USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports (% of Merchandise Imports)	:	8.55 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Manufactures Exports (% of Merchandise Exports)	:	68.02 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Manufactures Imports (% of Merchandise Imports)	:	72.54 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Merchandise Exports	:	188,163.37 Million USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Merchandise Imports	:	177,332.11 Million USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Non-Fuel Primary Goods Exports (% of Merchandise Exports)	:	17.34 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot
    Non-Fuel Primary Goods Imports (% of Merchandise Imports)	:	15.36 Percentages (2016)	Timeplot

  • WATER

    Agricultural Water Managed Area, Total	:	380.00 Thousand Hectares (2009)	Timeplot
    Area Equipped For Irrigation Full Control, Total	:	380.00 Thousand Hectares (2009)	Timeplot
    Area Equipped For Irrigation, Total	:	380.00 Thousand Hectares (2009)	Timeplot
    Average Precipitation in Depth	:	2,875.00 mm / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Average Precipitation in Volume	:	951.00 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Dam Capacity, Total	:	22.45 Km3 (2015)	Timeplot
    Dependency Ratio	:	0.00 Percentages (2014)	Timeplot
    Desalinated Water Produced	:	0.00 109 m3 / year (2005)	Timeplot
    Groundwater: Total Renewable	:	64.00 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Surface Water: Total Renewable	:	566.00 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Wastewater, Produced, Volume	:	4.23 109 m3 / year (2009)	Timeplot
    Wastewater, Treated, Volume	:	2.60 109 m3 / year (2009)	Timeplot
    Water Resources: Total External Renewable	:	0.00 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Water Resources: Total Internal Renewable	:	580.00 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Water Resources: Total Renewable	:	580.00 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Water Resources: Total Renewable Per Capita	:	19,517.00 m3 / inhab / yr (2014)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Agriculture, % of Total	:	22.37 Percentages (2005)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Groundwater	:	0.17 109 m3 / year (1996)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Industrial, % of Total	:	42.75 Percentages (2005)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Municipal, % of Total	:	34.84 Percentages (2005)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Per Capita	:	419.00 m3 / inhab / yr (2005)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Surface water	:	5.32 109 m3 / year (1996)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Total	:	11.20 109 m3 / year (2005)	Timeplot

• 7. INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

  	Participation in International Organizations	:
  	International Agencies Presided	:	International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): Prof. Dato’ Sri Dr. Zaleha KAMARUDDIN, Rector OIC Computer Emergency Response Team (OIC-CERT): General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Mohd Azumi Bin MOHAMED, Secretary General
  	OIC Membership Date	:	1969
  	OIC Institutions Hosted in the Country	:	OIC Computer Emergency Response Team (OIC-CERT) International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  	Institutional Agreements with SESRIC	:
  	Participated in SESRIC Events	:
  Department Type of Event Role in the Event Country Start Date End Date Name of the Event Link TCD Training Course Provider Malaysia 07.11.16 11.11.16 Confined Spaces http://www.sesric.org/activities-archive.php?year=2016 TCD Workshop Provider Malaysia 31.10.16 04.11.16 Macroprudential Analysis & Policy Framework http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=1568 TCD Workshop Provider Malaysia 19.09.16 23.09.16 Liquidity Management for Islamic Banks http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=1526 SID Training Course Beneficiary Malaysia 18.11.15 20.11.15 Informal Sector Statistics http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=1291 SID Training Course Beneficiary Malaysia 26.10.15 28.10.15 Tourism Statistics http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=1287 SID Training Course Beneficiary Malaysia 06.04.15 08.04.15 Government Finance Statistics http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=1192 TCD Training Course Beneficiary Malaysia 01.04.15 02.04.15 Tobacco Control http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=1191 TCD Workshop Provider Malaysia 20.12.12 20.12.12 1st Interim Meeting of the Working Group on Liquidity Management in Islamic Finance 1st Interim Meeting of the Working Group on Liquidity Management in Islamic Finance SID Training Course Beneficiary Malaysia 17.10.12 19.10.12 Supply-Use and Input-Output Tables http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=781 TCD Training Course Beneficiary Malaysia 06.03.12 08.03.12 Occupational Hygiene: Chemical Factors and Chemical Exposure http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=671 SID Training Course Beneficiary Malaysia 21.11.11 22.11.11 Agriculture Statistics http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=657 Conference Host Malaysia 14.11.11 16.11.11 The Meeting of the Central Banks and Monetary Authorities of the OIC Member Countries http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=585 SID Training Course Beneficiary Malaysia 14.12.09 16.12.09 Statistical Data Analysis: Projections and Forecasting http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=364

• 8. LOGISTICS

  	Time Zones	:	UTC/GMT +08:00
  	Country Code	:	60
  	Exchange Rate (NCU per USD)	:
  	Electricity	:	240 V, G
  	Emergency Numbers	:
  	Police	:	999
  	Ambulance	:	999
  	Fire	:	999

• 9. SPECIAL LINKS

  National Statistical Office	:	http://www.statistics.gov.my
  Central Bank / Monetary Authority	:	http://www.bnm.gov.my/
  Development Assistance Agency	:	https://mtcp.kln.gov.my/
  Ministry of Agriculture & Agro-Based Industry	:	http://www.moa.gov.my/
  Ministry of Communication & Multimedia	:	http://www.kkmm.gov.my
  Ministry of Defense	:	http://www.mod.gov.my/
  Ministry of Education	:	http://www.moe.gov.my
  Ministry of Energy, Green Technology, & Water	:	http://www.moe.gov.my
  Ministry of Finance	:	http://www.treasury.gov.my
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs	:	http://www.kln.gov.my
  Ministry of Health	:	http://www.moh.gov.my
  Ministry of Home Affairs	:	http://www.moha.gov.my
  Ministry of Human Resources	:	http://www.mohr.gov.my
  Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment	:	https://www.doe.gov.my
  Ministry of Tourism & Culture	:	http://www.motac.gov.my
  Ministry of Transport	:	http://www.mot.gov.my
  Ministry of Women, Family, & Community Development	:	http://www.kpwkm.gov.my
  Ministry of Youth & Sports	:	http://www.kbs.gov.my

Updated on: 25.07.2017