Malaysia Malaysia
Malaysia ranks 3rd of 11 Southeast Asian countries on momentum. Its strongest lens is urban population growth (+1.8%, 3rd); its weakest is new firm registrations (+7.4%, 7th). Foreign direct investment brought in $21.6B in 2025, 4.6% of GDP.
People
#3 of 11+1.8%urban population, 2025
- Population
- 36.0M
- Urban share
- 77%
- Net migration
- +166,615 (2025)
Jobs
#3 of 11+1.9%employed people, 2025
- Employed
- 18.0M
- Unemployment
- 3.8% (2025)
Businesses
#7 of 11+7.4%new firms registered, 2024
- New firms
- 59.6K (2024)
- Per 1,000 aged 15–64
- 2.38
Money
#4 of 11+5.2%real GDP, 2025
- GDP
- $472.2B (2025)
- FDI inflows
- $21.6B (2025)
- Remittances in
- $8.9B (2025)
Subnational data for Malaysia
Not yet. Country-level figures above are from the World Bank. Provinces arrive country by country: Thailand and Vietnam so far, Malaysia next.