NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Malaysia 2024

Public debt went up in Malaysia

In 2024 Malaysia public debt was 272,973 million euros295,371 million dollars, has increased 15,20916,579 million since 2023.

This amount means that the debt in 2024 reached 70.39% of Malaysia GDP, a 0.64 percentage point rise from 2023, when it was 69.75% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Malaysia debt. It has risen since 2014 in global debt terms, when it was 142,873 million euros 189,856 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 55.37%.

According to the last data point published, Malaysia per capita debt in 2024 was 8,257 euros8,935 dollars per inhabitant. In 2023 it was 7,797 euros 8,433 dollars, afterwards rising by 460 euros502 dollars, and if we again check 2014 we can see that then the debt per person was 4,652 euros6,182 dollars .

The position of Malaysia, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2024 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 133 in the list of debt to GDP and 129 in debt per capita, out of the 191 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in Malaysia. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about Malaysia in economy of Malaysia.

Malaysia: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
2024272,973295,37170.39%€8,257$8,935
2023257,764278,79269.75%€7,797$8,433
2022253,333266,98265.50%€7,759$8,177
2021218,430258,51869.16%€6,705$7,936
2020200,156228,43467.69%€6,169$7,040
2019186,185208,45357.08%€5,725$6,409
2018168,980199,64855.65%€5,218$6,165
2017153,709173,58154.40%€4,800$5,421
2016151,874168,06355.79%€4,801$5,313
2015154,723171,68456.97%€4,961$5,505
2014142,873189,85655.37%€4,652$6,182
2013137,395182,48055.66%€4,547$6,040
2012133,426171,53353.79%€4,521$5,813
2011112,688156,82851.90%€3,877$5,396
201099,831132,45551.21%€3,492$4,633
200976,646106,78850.41%€2,729$3,803
200864,75795,23239.36%€2,346$3,450
200758,20079,77239.35%€2,148$2,944
200653,82667,58739.66%€2,006$2,519
200549,25261,30740.78%€1,860$2,316
200445,85357,01141.96%€1,770$2,201
200343,93249,68241.39%€1,735$1,962
200245,95143,41939.53%€1,858$1,756
200142,94938,46638.07%€1,780$1,595
200035,94833,21732.52%€1,530$1,414
199927,76629,62234.36%€1,212$1,293
199826,45133.64%$1,184
199732,32129.62%$1,485
199635,99632.77%$1,696
199536,87038.17%$1,783
199435,48443.72%$1,762
199337,25551.13%$1,901
199238,08259.11%$1,997
199136,02867.32%$1,943
199035,02274.13%$1,917
Malaysia: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Malaysia: Evolution of debt in millions