Malaysia Visitor Arrivals

1989 - 2024 | Monthly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Visitor Arrivals

  • Malaysia Visitor Arrivals recorded 2,552,087 person in Dec 2024, compared with 1,856,312 person in the previous month
  • Malaysia Visitor Arrivals data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1989 to Dec 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 2,806,565 person in Dec 2013 and a record low of 5,411 person in May 2020
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Malaysia Visitor Arrivals

What was Malaysia's Visitor Arrivals in Dec 2024?

Malaysia Visitor Arrivals recorded 2,552,087 person in Dec 2024, compared with 1,856,312 person in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2,552,087 Dec 2024 1,856,312 Nov 2024 5,411 May 2020 2,806,565 Dec 2013 Person monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024

Visitor Arrivals by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,945,637 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Algeria (Person) 493,533 2016 yearly 2003 - 2016
Argentina (Person) 714,271 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Armenia (Person) 2,316,666 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Australia (Person) 945,280 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2024
Austria (Person) 2,970,611 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1974 - Jan 2025
Azerbaijan (Person) 796,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bahrain (Person) 1,909,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bangladesh (Person) 135,186 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
Belarus (Person) 3,598,000 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Belgium (Person) 9,279,571 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Bolivia (Person) 323,300 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 62,879 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Botswana (Person) 1,830,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Brazil (Person) 745,871 2021 yearly 1989 - 2021
Brunei (Person) 1,071,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bulgaria (Person) 711,889 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Cambodia (Person) 472,952 May 2019 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2019
Canada (Person) 1,118,293 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Nov 2024
Chile (Person) 163,447 Mar 2020 monthly Jul 2016 - Mar 2020
China (Person) 4,096,200 Feb 2016 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2016
Colombia (Person) 568,282 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Croatia (Person) 238,348 Dec 2024 monthly Nov 1999 - Dec 2024
Cyprus (Person) 112,100 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (Person) 37,202,000 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Denmark (Person) 15,595,000 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Ecuador (Person) 1,423,432 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Egypt (Person) 12,199,600 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
Estonia (Person) 1,855,063 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
European Union (Person) 428,472,970 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Finland (Person) 272,313 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
France (Person) 117,109,000 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Georgia (Person) 1,513,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Germany (Person) 1,882,521 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2025
Greece (Person) 1,280,995 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 2,232,654 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2006 - Jan 2025
Hungary (Person) 2,912,000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2024
Iceland (Person) 488,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
India (Person) 1,028,765 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 1987 - Dec 2024
Indonesia (Person) 1,244,372 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1979 - Dec 2024
Iran (Person) 1,550,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Ireland (Person) 10,951,000 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
Israel (Person) 88,200 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Italy (Person) 68,487,423 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Ivory Coast (Person) 668,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Japan (Person) 3,781,200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1962 - Jan 2025
Jordan (Person) 3,750,683 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person) 2,035,000 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Kenya (Person) 1,985,100 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
South Korea (Person) 1,268,262 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2025
Kosovo (Person) 78,532 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (Person) 7,410 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 7,063,000 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Laos (Person) 3,417,629 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Latvia (Person) 333,549 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (Person) 2,796,991 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Lithuania (Person) 2,284,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Luxembourg (Person) 525,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Macau SAR, China (Person) 1,491,282 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (Person) 45,656 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Malawi (Person) 871,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Malaysia (Person) 2,552,087 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024
Malta (Person) 192,370 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (Person) 116,926 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Mexico (Person) 3,947,959 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Moldova (Person) 67,631 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Mongolia (Person) 727,386 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Montenegro (Person) 27,274 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Morocco (Person) 541,643 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2023
Myanmar (Person) 1,284,731 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Nepal (Person) 96,880 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2025
Netherlands (Person) 2,012,000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2024
New Zealand (Person) 456,736 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 1978 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (Person) 5,265,000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Norway (Person) 1,397,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Oman (Person) 869,000 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Panama (Person) 173,740 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Paraguay (Person) 95,450 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Peru (Person) 280,542 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Philippines (Person) 505,178 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2025
Poland (Person) 18,986,700 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Portugal (Person) 4,208,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Qatar (Person) 5,074,150 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Romania (Person) 916,132 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Russia (Person) 8,210,405 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Saudi Arabia (Person) 2,073,000 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2015
Serbia (Person) 142,500 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Jan 2025
Singapore (Person) 1,191,482 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2025
Slovakia (Person) 2,165,345 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Slovenia (Person) 199,159 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
South Africa (Person) 11,729,224 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Spain (Person) 5,065,094 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Sri Lanka (Person) 240,217 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Feb 2025
Sudan (Person) 824,169 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Sweden (Person) 1,957,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Switzerland (Person) 665,674 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Syria (Person) 2,424,000 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
Taiwan (Person) 747,800 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 2024
Tajikistan (Person) 1,035,000 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Thailand (Person) 3,119,445 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2025

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Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.9 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -23,593.390 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 14,591.306 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 279,139.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 64.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 560.959 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,896.039 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 473.200 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 32,536.300 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2025
Govt Debt: Domestic (MYR mn) 964,866.032 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
Govt Debt: External (MYR mn) 282,747.513 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,949.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 29,195.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,310,793.196 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 357,814.446 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 260,686.212 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 27,246.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 5.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,816,656.959 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 659,645.999 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 3,867.036 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,514.117 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2,984.704 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 6,299.540 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 8,696.859 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 9,714.675 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 46,315.717 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 2,468.999 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 50,525.686 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 5,921.002 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 4,242.133 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 159.100 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 212.900 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 152.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 212.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 118.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
Imports: MG: Iron and Steel (MYR mn) 2,475.839 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2,796.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,598.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,807.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3,719.393 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 3,594.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,399.936 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 301,013.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 128,734.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 18.696 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -1,489.713 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) 16,172.973 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 11,423.927 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -5,763.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 21,102.780 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 2,679.157 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,219.092 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -12,297.048 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -42,248.099 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 294,451.880 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -6,052.535 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -149.421 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 257,067.842 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -25,895.045 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 65,228.721 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 65,378.142 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 7,561.627 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -5,657.465 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 29,929.197 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -20,153.225 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 37,384.038 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 17,632.149 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) -16,353.054 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (ML) (MYR mn) 770,003.153 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Funds Inflow: Direct Investment Assets (DIA) (MYR mn) 39,583.334 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,387.794 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 148,884.318 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 556,882.484 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 108,100.0 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.3 May 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,300.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 574,874.064 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 634,429.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.200 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 320.164 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 719.033 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1964 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 334,335.4 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 506,798.648 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.66 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 116.24 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,492,236.559 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Banking System: Demand Deposits: Business Enterprises (MYR mn) 337,056.353 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Banking System: Demand Deposits (MYR mn) 329,103.228 Oct 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 74.602 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024

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