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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.

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · 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 2026.11.03: 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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 12 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 8 (list of 2026.10.23).

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

since 2024.01.31

Head of Government

Anwar Ibrahim

since 2022.11.24 Keadilan

Government in office · 11 members

ministre de la Santé

Dzulkefly Ahmad

since 2023.12.12 Amanah Health

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs)

Zulkifli Hasan

since 2025.12.17

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security

Mohamad Sabu

since 2022.12.02 Amanah

Minister of Digital

Gobind Singh Deo

since 2023.12.12 Parti d'action démocratique

Minister of Economic Affairs (Malaysia)

Akmal Nasir

since 2025.12.17 Keadilan

Minister of Entrepreneur Development (Malaysia)

Steven Sim

since 2025.12.17 Parti d'action démocratique

Minister of Human Resources

Ramanan Ramakrishnan

since 2025.12.17 Keadilan

Minister of Plantation and Commodities

Noraini Ahmad

since 2025.12.17 UMNO

Minister of Works

Alexander Nanta Linggi

since 2022.12.02 Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu

Minister of Youth and Sports

Taufiq Johari

since 2025.12.17

ministre des Transports

Loke Siew Fook

since 2022.12.02 Parti d'action démocratique

Parliament

Dewan Rakyat

222 seats

Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 43
Democratic Action Party DAP 40
People's Justice Party PKR 27
United Malays National Organisation 26
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu PBB 14
Malaysian United Indigenous Party BERSATU 13
National Trust Party AMANAH 8
Malaysian United Indigenous Party BERSATU 6
Independent politician 6
National Vision Party WAWASAN 6
Parti Rakyat Sarawak PRS 5
Sabah People's Alliance 4

13 more groups

Parti Warisan WARISAN 3
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 2
Progressive Democratic Party PDP 2
Sarawak United Peoples' Party SUPP 2
United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation UPKO 2
Social Democratic Harmony Party KDM 2
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1
Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah PBRS 1
Parti Bersatu Sabah PBS 1
Homeland Solidarity Party STAR 1
Malaysian Nation Party PBM 1
Independent politician 1
Malaysian United Democratic Alliance MUDA 1

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Dewan Negara

70 seats

People's Justice Party PKR 10
Democratic Action Party DAP 8
United Malays National Organisation 8
Independent politician 7
Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 7
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 3
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu PBB 3
National Trust Party AMANAH 2
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah GAGASAN 2
Parti Rakyat Sarawak PRS 1
Progressive Democratic Party PDP 1
Sarawak United Peoples' Party SUPP 1

3 more groups

United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation UPKO 1
Homeland Solidarity Party STAR 1
National Vision Party WAWASAN 1

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

472 G$

2025 ↑ +11.8 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

13,125 $

2025 ↑ +10.5 % vs 2024

Growth

5.2 %

2025 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2024

Inflation

1.4 %

2025 ↓ -0.5 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

3.8 %

2025 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2024

Debt / GDP

64.6 %

2024 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2023

Defense / GDP

1.0 %

2025 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

76.8 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

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

#86 electoral democracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

53/100

Partly Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

52/100

#542025

Press freedom (RSF)

53/100

#952026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#50

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

4.5 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

1.0 %PIB

2025

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$

Export partners

Singapour 13.5%
Chine 13.5%
États-Unis 11.0%

Import partners

Chine 21.5%
Singapour 11.0%
Taïwan 7.0%

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

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

#672023

Gini

40.7

high2021

Refugees hosted

150,164

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

2,477

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Negaraku

Composer · Pierre-Jean de Béranger

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 6,670 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 6,114, or ×0.9.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)