Malaysia stocks & ETFs | Economy, holdings and country weight
MYS · East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income
This page brings together what Malaysia means for an ETF portfolio: the economic picture from World Bank data, the 130 Malaysia stocks we track, and the ETFs that actually give you exposure — with the country weight computed from real fund holdings, not estimated.
Economic indicators
Gross domestic product (2025)472 bn USD
GDP per capita (2025)13,125 USD
Real GDP growth (2025)5.2 %
Inflation rate (2025)1.4 %
Unemployment rate (2025)3.8 %
Population (2025)36.0 m
| Year | GDP per capita (USD) | Real GDP growth (%) | Inflation rate (%) | Unemployment rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10,902 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 10,920 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 9,958 | -5.5 | -1.1 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 10,903 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 11,755 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 11,386 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 11,874 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 13,125 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
Source: World Bank Open Data, licensed CC BY 4.0.
ETFs with the highest Malaysia weight
Sum of the fund's individual holdings from this country — added up from published holdings, not estimated.
| ETF | Index | Weight | Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF (Acc) IS3N · IE00BKM4GZ66 | MSCI EM IMI | 1.2 % | 81 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF SPYM · IE00B469F816 | MSCI Emerging Markets | 1.0 % | 21 |
| Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1d XEMD · IE000GWA2J58 | MSCI Emerging Markets | 1.0 % | 21 |
| Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1c XMME · IE00BTJRMP35 | MSCI Emerging Markets | 1.0 % | 21 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF (Dist) SPSA · IE000DD75KQ5 | MSCI ACWI IMI | 0.2 % | 37 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF (Acc) SPYI · IE00B3YLTY66 | MSCI ACWI IMI | 0.2 % | 37 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI All Country World UCITS ETF (Acc) SPYY · IE00B44Z5B48 | MSCI ACWI | 0.1 % | 19 |
| iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc) IUSQ · IE00B6R52259 | MSCI ACWI | 0.1 % | 11 |
Largest tracked stocks
130 stocks from Malaysia are covered through our ETF holdings — these carry the highest single weight.
- Public Bank Bhd0.18 %
- PUBLIC BANK0.16 %
- CIMB Group Holdings Bhd0.15 %
- Malayan Banking Bhd.0.14 %
- MALAYAN BANKING0.14 %
- CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS0.13 %
- Tenaga Nasional Bhd0.11 %
- TENAGA NASIONAL0.08 %
- Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad0.07 %
- Gamuda Bhd.0.06 %
- PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS0.06 %
- AMMB Holdings Bhd.0.06 %
- Hong Leong Bank Bhd0.05 %
- GAMUDA0.05 %
- Petronas Gas Bhd.0.04 %
- AMMB HOLDINGS0.03 %
- RHB BANK0.03 %
- SUNWAY0.03 %
- IHH HEALTHCARE0.03 %
- HONG LEONG BANK0.03 %