Malaysia recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 70.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Malaysia averaged 54.81 percent of GDP from 1970 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 103.40 percent of GDP in 1986 and a record low of 31.90 percent of GDP in 1997. source: Ministry of Finance, Malaysia

Government Debt to GDP in Malaysia is expected to reach 71.30 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malaysia Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 72.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 72.50 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 68.00 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 82986.00 78887.00 MYR Million Sep 2025
Government Budget -4.10 -5.00 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value 10842.60 -3424.30 MYR Million Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP 70.40 69.80 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 93828.60 75462.70 MYR Million Sep 2025
Government Spending 56763.00 51007.00 MYR Million Sep 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 4312.90 3925.40 USD Million Dec 2024


Malaysia Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
70.40 69.80 103.40 31.90 1970 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly