Stock market capitalization to GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 129.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Malaysia, 1981–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, stock market capitalization to gdp in Malaysia stood at 129.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Malaysia peaked at 321.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1982.
Malaysia ranks 13th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61.2% | — |
| 1982 | 51.8% | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 74.8% | +44.5% |
| 1984 | 57.0% | -23.9% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | +35.9% |
| 1986 | 53.6% | -30.8% |
| 1987 | 56.7% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 65.4% | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 102.2% | +56.3% |
| 1990 | 108.7% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 115.4% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 150.4% | +30.3% |
| 1993 | 321.0% | +113.4% |
| 1994 | 247.1% | -23.0% |
| 1995 | 241.0% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 303.6% | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 93.2% | -69.3% |
| 1998 | 132.4% | +42.0% |
| 1999 | 176.8% | +33.5% |
| 2000 | 120.6% | -31.7% |
| 2001 | 128.2% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 124.7% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 145.9% | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 145.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 125.8% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 144.8% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 168.1% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -51.2% |
| 2009 | 143.0% | +74.4% |
| 2010 | 160.3% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 132.8% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 148.4% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 154.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 135.8% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 127.1% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 119.4% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 142.8% | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 110.9% | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 110.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 129.5% | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.7% | 51.8% | 102.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 189.0% | 93.2% | 321.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.9% | 82.0% | 168.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.3% | 110.6% | 160.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.5% | 129.5% | 129.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 10 South Korea 132.9% compare
- 11 Netherlands 131.9% compare
- 12 Australia 129.6% compare
- 14 United Kingdom 115.7% compare
- 15 Qatar 114.5% compare
- 16 Thailand 108.7% compare
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1746 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,292 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,439 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,550 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,548 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -6.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market capitalization to gdp in Malaysia?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Malaysia was 129.5% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 321.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1982.
- How does Malaysia rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 13th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).