Country
Malaysia MYS
BNM
score date 2026-10-09 · 30d +0.1
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap91.5
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-07-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve40.9
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-06 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical48.0
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth42.4
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity56.1
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Governance59.5
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Malaysia sovereign credibility, in brief
Malaysia scores 58.0 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 3 of 5 in Southeast Asia, the 60th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 1.8% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (58/100).
As of 2026-10-09 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 3/5 in Southeast Asia · 60th percentile
Region avg 57.8 · best 62.6 · worst 50.3
Ranked either side
- Vietnam 62.6
- Thailand 60.7
- Indonesia 57.5
- Philippines 50.3
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -11.1%
- as of 2026-10-10
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +1.0%
- as of 2026-10-10
- Electricity demand, YoY
- +3.6%
- as of 2026-05-01
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade · Electricity: Ember (CC BY 4.0)
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 137.1 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 1.7% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Electricity demand (TWh) | 17.1 | 2026-05-01 | Ember |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 3.7% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 5.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Geopolitical risk | 0.0 | 2026-09-01 | GPR (Caldara–Iacoviello) |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 2M | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 17.7% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 4.5 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 136.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 3.9% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $13,125 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 64.6% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 69.3% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 1.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | 0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | 0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.