Malaysia: Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 33.25% from US$244,147 in 2017 (5.91% a year on average, compounded). Since 1968 it is down 78.02% from US$1.48 million in 1968 (2.77% a year on average, compounded).

What the numbers say

In 2022, Malaysia's net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$) fell 32% on 2021 (from US$478,322 to US$325,336).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +8.7% and a typical year strayed about 68.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 246.6% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 73.8% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Malaysia had the 122nd highest value of the 127 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 2022 ranking

• Suriname — 119th of 127: US$346,276
• Belize — 120th of 127: US$336,771
• Brazil — 121st of 127: US$329,765
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 123rd of 127: US$42,899
• Grenada — 124th of 127: US$42,561
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 125th of 127: US$39,880

What this measures

Net official flows from UN agencies are the net disbursements of total official flows from the UN agencies. Total official flows are the sum of Official Development Assistance (ODA) or official aid and Other Official Flows (OOF) and represent the total disbursements by the official sector at large to the recipient country. Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 55 values

Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$) in nearby economies

• Cambodia — US$4.34 million (2022)
• China — US$392,129 (2022)
• Fiji — US$2.73 million (2022)
• Indonesia — US$1.28 million (2022)
• Kiribati — US$36,257 (2018)
• Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — US$850,388 (2020)
• Lao PDR — US$1.55 million (2022)
• Marshall Islands — US$4,903 (2018)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — US$39,880 (2022)
• Mongolia — US$682,387 (2022)
• Myanmar — US$4.29 million (2022)
• Papua New Guinea — US$1.84 million (2022)
• Philippines — US$1.83 million (2022)
• Samoa — US$801,288 (2022)
• Solomon Islands — US$773,644 (2022)

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$291.01 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.25 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$269.51 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.05 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$7,491 (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 61.63% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$349.42 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.5 trillion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Malaysia's net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$)?

US$325,336 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1968?

It is down 78.02% from US$1.48 million in 1968 (2.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.89 million in 1980 and the lowest US$63,893 in 2018.

How does Malaysia rank?

122nd highest of 127 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$) unusual for Malaysia?

In 2022, Malaysia's net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$) fell 32% on 2021 (from US$478,322 to US$325,336). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +8.7% and a typical year strayed about 68.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: https://stats.oecd.org/; Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: https://stats.oecd.org/; Developmen….

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.UNDP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: https://stats.oecd.org/; Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: https://stats.oecd.org/; Developmen… 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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