This PESTLE country analysis report on Malaysia provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Synopsis
- Understand the political system in Malaysia through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Malaysia through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Malaysia through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Malaysia through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
- Understand the legal landscape in Malaysia through analysis of the judicial system as well as performance of the legal indicators
- Understand the environmental landscape in Malaysia through analysis of the environmental regulations and the performance of the environmental indicators
Scope
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Malaysia, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Malaysia's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment."
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
- The technology landscape section examines Malaysia's advancements and policies in technology innovation, including developments in information technology, telecommunications, research and development (R&D) investments, digital infrastructure, and cybersecurity measures.
- The legal landscape section explores Malaysia's legal system evolution, including legislative reforms, judicial independence, and adherence to the rule of law. It also addresses the country's legal environment for business, contract enforcement, intellectual property protection, and transparency in legal proceedings, along with any significant legal challenges or controversies.
- The environmental landscape section evaluates Malaysia's environmental policies and performance concerning climate change mitigation, renewable energy adoption, pollution control measures, conservation efforts, and sustainable development initiatives.
Reasons to Buy
- What is the outlook in Malaysia in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Malaysia perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Malaysia perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Malaysia perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
- How does Malaysia maintain a robust legal framework that protects property rights and fosters a conducive business environment?
- How does Malaysia prioritize sustainability with green initiatives, renewable energy promotion, and international collaboration on environmental challenges?
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
- Key findings
- PESTLE highlights
- Key macroeconomic updates
- Key economic updates
- Key fundamentals
- Impact of the US tariff on the Malaysian economy
- Key Facts and Geographic Location
- Key facts
- Geographic location
- PESTLE Analysis
- Summary
- Political analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Economic analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Social analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Technological analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Legal analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Environmental analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Political Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Key political figures
- Structure of government
- Key political parties
- Composition of government
- Key policies
- Performance
- Governance indicators
- Outlook
- Economic Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Financial authorities and regulators
- Performance
- GDP and GDP growth rate
- GDP composition by sector
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Fiscal situation
- International trade
- Government debt
- Current account
- International investment position
- Monetary situation
- Employment
- Outlook
- Social Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Demographic composition
- Healthcare
- Education
- Performance
- Healthcare
- Education
- Outlook
- Technological Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- AI implementation
- Performance
- Mobile and internet users
- Outlook
- Legal Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Judicial system
- Tax regulations
- Performance
- Effectiveness of legal system
- Outlook
- Environmental Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Environmental regulations
- Performance
- Environmental impact
- Outlook
- About the Publisher
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Table 1: Key Fundamentals, 2022-29f
Table 2: Key Facts, 2025
Table 3: Analysis of Political Landscape
Table 4: Analysis of Economic Landscape
Table 5: Analysis of Social Landscape
Table 6: Analysis of Technological Landscape
Table 7: Analysis of Legal Landscape
Table 8: Analysis of Environmental Landscape
Table 9: Population by Gender (% of Total Population), 2024
List of Figures
Figure 1: Key Economic Indicators Trend
Figure 2: Map of Malaysia, 2025
Figure 3: Malaysia’s Export Destinations Share (% of Total Exports), 2024
Figure 4: High-Technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports), 2023 or Latest Data Available
Figure 5: Timeline of Key Political Events
Figure 6: Key Political Figures
Figure 7: Seats by Party in House of Representatives, 2022 elections
Figure 8: Historical GDP Growth Rate (%), 2014-24
Figure 9: Real GDP and GDP Growth Rate ($ Billion/%), 2020-29f
Figure 10: GDP Composition by Sector (%), 2024e
Figure 11: Agricultural Output (MYR Billion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 12: Industrial Output (MYR Billion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 13: Services Output (MYR Billion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 14: Growth in the Volume of Exports and Imports (%), 2020-29f
Figure 15: Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate (Index/%), 2020-29f
Figure 16: Unemployment Rate (%), 2020-29f
Figure 17: Major Religions, 2020 est.
Figure 18: Government Expenditure on Healthcare ($ Billion/% of GDP), 2020-24
Figure 19: Government Expenditure on Education, ($ Billion/% of GDP), 2020-24
Figure 20: Internet Users (Million/% of Total Population), 2020-25f
Figure 21: CO2e Emissions (Million Tonnes/%), 2013-23