Malaysia Tax Revenue: % of GDP

1991 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Tax revenue: % of GDP

  • Malaysia Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 14.7 % in Sep 2025.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 12.8 % for Jun 2025.
  • Malaysia Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 16.1 % from Mar 1991 to Sep 2025, with 139 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 22.2 % in Jun 1991 and a record low of 8.3 % in Sep 2020.
  • Malaysia Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Tax Revenue and quarterly Nominal GDP. Bank Negara Malaysia provides Tax Revenue in local currency. Department of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008 with benchmark year 2015. Tax Revenue covers Central Government only. Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2015 is based on SNA 2008 with benchmark year 2010, prior to Q1 2010 is based on SNA 1993 with benchmark year 2005, prior to Q1 2005 is based on SNA 1993 with benchmark year 2000 and prior to Q1 2000 is based on SNA 1968 with benchmark year 1987.

View Malaysia's Tax Revenue: % of GDP from Mar 1991 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Malaysia Tax Revenue: % of GDP

What was Malaysia's Tax Revenue: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Malaysia Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 14.7 % in Sep 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
14.7 Sep 2025 12.8 Jun 2025 8.3 Sep 2020 22.2 Jun 1991 % quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025

Tax Revenue: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 19.8 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Algeria (%) 4.5 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 19.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
Australia (%) 28.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 28.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 17.4 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bahrain (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 6.6 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Belarus (%) 21.7 Sep 2021 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2021
Belgium (%) 29.3 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Bolivia (%) 17.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 22.9 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Botswana (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 15.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1994 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 1.8 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 26.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 11.5 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Canada (%) 11.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 19.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
China (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 25.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 27.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 20.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 44.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (%) 13.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Estonia (%) 24.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
European Union (%) 26.0 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Finland (%) 27.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
France (%) 16.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 22.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 22.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 15.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Greece (%) 27.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1979 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 23.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 33.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
India (%) 8.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 11.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Iran (%) 4.9 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Ireland (%) 15.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 24.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 24.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 12.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 11.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1983 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 13.9 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Kazakhstan (%) 15.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 6.6 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
South Korea (%) 14.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 24.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 1.2 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 20.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Laos (%) 15.0 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Latvia (%) 23.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 6.0 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 24.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 30.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 27.4 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 18.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 0.0 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Malaysia (%) 14.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 24.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 14.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 21.3 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 27.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 24.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 21.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 18.2 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Myanmar (%) 4.4 2021 yearly 2005 - 2021
Nepal (%) 19.1 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Netherlands (%) 26.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 31.2 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Norway (%) 29.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Oman (%) 4.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 23.4 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Panama (%) 6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 13.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 15.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 14.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 29.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 23.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 35.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 10.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1987 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 13.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 19.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 22.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 22.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 5.6 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 20.8 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Switzerland (%) 26.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Taiwan, China (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2025
Tajikistan (%) 20.5 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Thailand (%) 13.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tunisia (%) 26.1 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024

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Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -27,060.208 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 18,019.868 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 312,770.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 599.224 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,935.614 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 500.265 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 410,656.680 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,740.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 35,067.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,687,998.656 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,264.526 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 233,913.571 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 32,327.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,906,698.415 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 665,132.470 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6,893.466 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,734.151 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 4,567.497 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 8,631.178 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 7,202.349 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 73,645.377 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 6,143.118 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 11,744.210 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 51,496.822 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,283.282 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 177.400 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 242.300 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 187.500 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 245.300 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 123.600 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 11,202.803 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2,192.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 493.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 8,209.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3,381.831 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -452.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,266.665 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 343,887.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 146,770.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 13.619 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -2,365.222 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) -12,322.202 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 2,046.905 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -9,104.748 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 1,454.189 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -1,112.311 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) 12,279.538 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 22,798.179 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 14,237.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 305,750.272 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) 5,046.915 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -15,875.174 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -3,121.156 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 11,116.744 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 34,086.111 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 282,105.425 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 24,981.363 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -1,833.812 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 74,611.248 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) -13,258.536 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 14,041.362 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 46,321.880 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -23,523.701 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 23,644.847 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 69,564.333 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) 44.404 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,961.599 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 179,071.762 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 637,030.527 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 113,800.0 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,900.000 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 652,991.070 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 731,808.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.500 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 326.350 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 737.520 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1964 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 581,262.092 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.82 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,591,321.819 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2025
Banking System: Demand Deposits (MYR mn) 329,103.228 Oct 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 74.602 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024

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