Tax revenue in Malaysia
Central government tax revenue in Malaysia was equal to 12.4% of GDP in 2024.
Malaysia, 2024
12.4%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2024
13.9%
Tax revenue in Malaysia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.4% | 13.9% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | 13.9% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | 14.0% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | 13.1% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | 14.8% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | 14.5% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | 14.1% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | 14.5% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | 14.4% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | 14.6% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | – |
| 2000 | 13.7% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 12.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 14.8%, the figure has changed by −2.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 13.9%.