International tourism, receipts in Malaysia
Malaysia: International tourism, receipts was 1.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Malaysia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Malaysia is 1.6%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.5% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Malaysia peaked at 9.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
That places Malaysia 151st out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.1% | — |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -26.5% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +42.5% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -82.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Malaysia?
- International tourism, receipts in Malaysia was 1.6% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Malaysia ranks 151st out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.