Malaysia
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 129 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)$472B
GDP per capita (2025)$13,125
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street® SPDR® S&P® Emerging Markets Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF (Dist) SPYV · IE00B6YX5B26 | S&P Emerging Markets Dividend Aristocrats | 9.5% | 5 |
| iShares MSCI EM SRI UCITS ETF USD (Acc) SUSM · IE00BYVJRP78 | MSCI EM SRI | 1.9% | 11 |
| iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF (Acc) IS3N · IE00BKM4GZ66 | MSCI EM IMI | 1.1% | 79 |
| 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 | 0.9% | 21 |
| Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1c XMME · IE00BTJRMP35 | MSCI Emerging Markets | 0.9% | 21 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF (Dist) SPSA · IE000DD75KQ5 | MSCI ACWI IMI | 0.1% | 36 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF (Acc) SPYI · IE00B3YLTY66 | MSCI ACWI IMI | 0.1% | 36 |
Largest Tracked Stocks
129 stocks from Malaysia are covered through our ETF holdings — these carry the highest single weight.
- MISC Bhd2.52%
- Petronas Dagangan Bhd.2.36%
- Sime Darby Bhd.1.92%
- RHB Bank Bhd.1.44%
- CIMB Group Holdings Bhd1.30%
- CIMB GROUP HOLDINGSCIMB · 0.38%
- MALAYAN BANKINGMAYBANK · 0.34%
- PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGSPMETAL · 0.33%
- GAMUDAGAMUDA · 0.21%
- Public Bank Bhd0.17%
- PUBLIC BANK0.15%
- Malayan Banking Bhd.0.12%
- SD GUTHRIESDG · 0.12%
- AMMB HOLDINGSAMBANK · 0.11%
- SUNWAY BHDSWB · 0.10%
- KUALA LUMPUR KEPONGKLK · 0.08%
- Tenaga Nasional Bhd0.08%
- Gamuda Bhd.0.07%
- TELEKOM MALAYSIATM · 0.07%
- Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad0.07%
All Tracked Stocks
77 names, ETF coverage on average in the 12.6th percentile of all stocks we cover. Sorted by ETF reach.