Gross debt in Malaysia

The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. On the other hand not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.

The gross debt in Malaysia in the period from 2002 to 2016 was between 43.4 billion and 178.1 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 14 years was reached in 2014. However, the liabilities in 2016 have been only 156.32 billion USD

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is in Malaysia a debt of 5,094 USD per person. For comparison: The average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,202 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 14 years in billion USD




JahrMalaysia totalMalaysia per capitaEU per capita
200243.41 bn USD1,793 USD11,593 USD
200349.68 bn USD2,011 USD14,402 USD
200457.01 bn USD2,263 USD16,970 USD
200560.38 bn USD2,350 USD17,846 USD
200666.03 bn USD2,520 USD18,591 USD
200777.59 bn USD2,904 USD20,509 USD
200891.86 bn USD3,373 USD23,520 USD
2009102.82 bn USD3,707 USD25,266 USD
2010126.39 bn USD4,480 USD30,683 USD
2011149.06 bn USD5,203 USD34,278 USD
2012162.40 bn USD5,587 USD33,161 USD
2013171.33 bn USD5,814 USD35,247 USD
2014178.08 bn USD5,962 USD36,694 USD
2015161.45 bn USD5,333 USD31,489 USD
2016156.32 bn USD5,094 USD31,202 USD


Comparison of the gross debt per capita with the European Union in Euro



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