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Malaysia: Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

7.60Bcurrent USD · 2025-16.2% since 2015

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for Malaysia from 1974 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20257,597,036,894.808
20245,961,011,180.261
20234,414,212,005.887
202212,738,468,639.604
202114,493,419,471.005
202014,137,954,762.832
201912,795,413,586.675
20188,026,400,934.694
20178,960,171,430.005
20167,132,796,676.886
20159,067,534,382.3
201414,846,482,442.781
201311,205,218,342.858
201216,315,757,809.838
201132,491,635,332.426
201025,643,752,186.149
200931,800,960,631.188
200838,914,368,952.045
200729,770,093,207.514
200626,199,509,355.388
200519,979,946,359.599
200415,079,434,210.526
200313,381,157,894.737
20027,189,736,842.105
20017,286,842,368.421
20008,487,894,736.842
199912,603,657,894.737
19989,528,651,059.086
1997-5,935,251,478.896
1996-4,461,946,169.279
1995-8,643,572,905.731
1994-4,520,137,130.895
1993-2,990,954,102.316
1992-2,167,322,023.253
1991-4,182,807,689.511
1990-869,910,809.187
1989314,525,581.352
19881,867,279,334.551
19872,575,369,613.232
1986-101,493,674.4
1985-600,070,478.076
1984-1,656,823,249.073
1983-3,482,175,553.216
1982-3,585,265,856.043
1981-2,469,050,074.131
1980-265,976,587.435
1979941,309,074.892
1978126,940,721.468
1977446,921,321.699
1976585,857,195.042
1975-491,272,532.358
1974-538,414,668.09

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