Malaysia's changes in inventories (constant LCU) was 8.59 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 265.34% from -5.19 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 8.59 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -4.46 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -5.19 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 50.29 billion | 2000 |
| Lowest | -46.76 billion | 2009 |
| Average since 2016 | 6.9 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 5.13 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Malaysia's changes in inventories (constant LCU) fell 896.33 million on 2024 (from 9.49 billion to 8.59 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +44.01 million and a typical year strayed about 27.52 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 80.28 billion in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 53.2 billion in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.88 billion a year. A straight line explains 34% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Malaysia had the 28th highest value of the 63 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Malaysia in the 2025 ranking
- Benin — 25th of 63: 36.2 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 26th of 63: 24.81 billion
- Congo, Rep. — 27th of 63: 19.12 billion
- Honduras — 29th of 63: 6.82 billion
- Comoros — 30th of 63: 5.94 billion
- South Africa — 31st of 63: 5.14 billion
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,588,805,000 |
| 2024 | 9,485,131,000 |
| 2023 | 31,403,877,000 |
| 2022 | 24,506,474,000 |
| 2021 | 20,749,147,000 |
| 2020 | -4,464,009,000 |
| 2019 | -13,882,584,000 |
| 2018 | -8,677,708,000 |
| 2017 | 1,031,922,000 |
| 2016 | 297,253,000 |
Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — -18 million (2022)
- Australia — 2.99 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 39.62 million (2025)
- Cambodia — 1.28 trillion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 39.38 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 214.22 trillion (2025)
- Kiribati — 5.05 million (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 7.67 trillion (2025)
- Lao PDR — 0 (2016)
- Macao SAR, China — 1.25 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Malaysia
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$125.63 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$120.17 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$58.41 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 250.26 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$59.37 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 231.87 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 12.37% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$291.01 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Malaysia's changes in inventories (constant LCU)?
- 8.59 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 67.45% from 5.13 billion in 1960 (0.8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 50.29 billion in 2000 and the lowest -46.76 billion in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank?
- 28th highest of 63 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (constant LCU) unusual for Malaysia?
- In 2025, Malaysia's changes in inventories (constant LCU) fell 896.33 million on 2024 (from 9.49 billion to 8.59 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +44.01 million and a typical year strayed about 27.52 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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