Services, value added in Malaysia

Malaysia: Services, value added was 54.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
54.8%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
125th
of 205 countries
All-time high
54.8%
in 2025
All-time low
42.1%
in 1988
Years of data
39
1987–2025

Services, value added in Malaysia, 1987–2025

02040601987200620251987: 42.7 % of GDP1988: 42.1 % of GDP1989: 44.1 % of GDP1990: 44.2 % of GDP1991: 44.8 % of GDP1992: 45.7 % of GDP1993: 48 % of GDP1994: 47.9 % of GDP1995: 47.9 % of GDP1996: 47.9 % of GDP1997: 48.2 % of GDP1998: 49 % of GDP1999: 47.9 % of GDP2000: 46.3 % of GDP2001: 49.2 % of GDP2002: 48.7 % of GDP2003: 46.7 % of GDP2004: 44.5 % of GDP2005: 44.2 % of GDP2006: 43.9 % of GDP2007: 44.5 % of GDP2008: 43.9 % of GDP2009: 48.8 % of GDP2010: 48.5 % of GDP2011: 47.8 % of GDP2012: 49 % of GDP2013: 49.9 % of GDP2014: 50.1 % of GDP2015: 52 % of GDP2016: 52.5 % of GDP2017: 51.9 % of GDP2018: 53 % of GDP2019: 54.2 % of GDP2020: 54.8 % of GDP2021: 51.7 % of GDP2022: 51 % of GDP2023: 53.5 % of GDP2024: 53.7 % of GDP2025: 54.8 % of GDP

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for services, value added in Malaysia is 54.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Malaysia peaked at 54.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1988.

Malaysia ranks 125th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 43.0% 42.1% 44.1% 3
1990s 47.1% 44.2% 49.0% 10
2000s 46.1% 43.9% 49.2% 10
2010s 50.9% 47.8% 54.2% 10
2020s 53.3% 51.0% 54.8% 6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 122 Norway 55.0% compare
  2. 123 Namibia 55.0% compare
  3. 124 United Arab Emirates 54.9% compare
  4. 126 Sri Lanka 54.6% compare
  5. 127 Nepal 54.4% compare
  6. 128 Bahrain 54.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Malaysia?
Services, value added in Malaysia was 54.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2025.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1988.
How does Malaysia rank for services, value added?
Malaysia ranks 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.