| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
23.0 |
23.9 |
24.0 |
24.4 |
24.8 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
APEC; ASEAN; GECF; IMF; WTO |
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Ringgit |
|
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.2327 |
0.2115 |
0.2122 |
0.2172 |
0.2124 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.2632 |
0.2631 |
0.2640 |
0.2727 |
0.2911 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.0% |
3.6% |
2.0% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
110 |
125 |
138 |
156 |
187 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
4789 |
5220 |
5748 |
6410 |
7529 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
5.8% |
6.3% |
5.8% |
5.3% |
6.3% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
9% |
9% |
8% |
9% |
10% |
|
| Industry |
46% |
47% |
49% |
49% |
47% |
|
| Services |
45% |
44% |
43% |
42% |
43% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
45% |
44% |
45% |
45% |
46% |
|
| Government consumption |
13% |
13% |
12% |
12% |
12% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
22% |
21% |
21% |
21% |
22% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
105 |
127 |
142 |
161 |
176 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
82 |
105 |
114 |
131 |
147 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
67 |
66 |
78 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
48% |
42% |
42% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.5% |
3.5% |
3.2% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
79 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
103 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
74 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
96 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
2124 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2350 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
53.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
64.50 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
28.53 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
32.9 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.1 |
n.a. |
4 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
770000 |
n.a. |
753700 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
510000 |
n.a. |
501100 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
bauxite; natural gas; crude oil; iron ore; copper; tin |
|
| Agricultural resources |
timber; cocoa; rubber; coconuts; palm oil; pepper; rice |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
1.9 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.9 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
4.8 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
9.3 |
10.4 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
3.1 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
i |
| Important companies |
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS); Titan Chemicals Corp. Bhd. |
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