MYS · Asia
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. A federal constitutional monarchy, it consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on Mainland Southeast Asia and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.2 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.2
- Economy 8.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 3 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (3), Iran (1).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 50 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 12 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 7 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Population
- 34,231,700 inh.
- Area
- 330,803 km²
- Currency
- MYR
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Ibrahim Ismail de Johor
Head of Government
Anwar Ibrahim
Government in office 6 members
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia
Zambry Abdul Kadir
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
Mohamad Sabu
Minister of Digital
Gobind Singh Deo
Minister of Works
Alexander Nanta Linggi
ministre des Transports
Loke Siew Fook
vice-Premier ministre de Malaisie
Fadillah Yusof
Parliament
Dewan Rakyat
222 seats
Dewan Negara
70 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
472 G$
GDP / capita
13,125 $
Growth
5.2 %
Inflation
1.4 %
Unemployment
3.8 %
Debt / GDP
64.6 %
Defense / GDP
1.0 %
Life expectancy
76.8 yrs
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- borde (rive nord) Détroit de Malacca Avec Indonésie et Singapour
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.50/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
53/100
Corruption (CPI)
52/100
Press freedom (RSF)
53/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#50
Annual budget
4.5 Md$
Defense effort
1.0 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #5 Étain 5 % 2024
- #7 Terres rares 1 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
314 Md$
Imports
270 Md$
Balance
44 Md$
Top exports
- 15.5% Circuits intégrés 49 Md$
- 9.0% Pétrole raffiné + GNL 28 Md$
- 5.0% Huile de palme 16 Md$
Top imports
- 18.0% Circuits intégrés 49 Md$
- 7.0% Pétrole raffiné 19 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
25%
-
GBR
28%
-
FRA
32%
-
DEU
32%
-
RUS
64%
-
CHN
71%
-
IND
71%
Abstention: 20%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.819/1
Gini
40.7
Refugees hosted
150,164
Refugees originating
2,477
National anthem
Negaraku
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- APEC
- ASEAN
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 7,114 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 6,479, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)