Economy of Malaysia

Economy of Malaysia
Fixed exchange rates	1 Ringgit = 100 sen
Fiscal year	Calendar year
Trade organisations	APEC, ASEAN, IOR-ARC, WTO
Statistics
GDP	$381.1 billion (2009 est.) Rank: 30
GDP growth	7.2%
GDP per capita	$14,800 (2009 est.)
GDP by sector	agriculture: 10.1% industry: 42.3% services: 47.6% (2009 est.)
Inflation (CPI)	0.4% (2009 est.)
Population below poverty line	3.5% (2007 est.)
Labour force by occupation	agriculture: (13%), industry: (36%), services: (51%) (2005)
Unemployment	5% (2009 est.)
Main industries	Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and palm oil processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber, tourism, petroleum production and refining, logging
Ease of Doing Business Rank	21st[1]
External
Exports	$156.4 billion (2009 est.)
Export goods	electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals
Main export partners	Singapore 13.9%, China 12.2%, United States 10.9%, Japan 9.8%, Thailand 5.4%, Hong Kong 5.2% (2009 est.)
Imports	$119.5 billion (2009 est.)
Import goods	electronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals
Main import partners	China 13.9%, Japan 12.5%, Singapore 11.1%, Thailand 6%, Indonesia 5.3%, South Korea 4.6%, Taiwan 4.2%, Germany 4.2% (2009 est.)
Gross external debt	N/A
Public finances
Revenues	$61.6 billion (2009 est.)
Expenses	$60.72 billion (2009 est.)
Economic aid	$31.6 million (2005)
Credit rating	Standard & Poor's:[2] A+ (Domestic) A- (Foreign) A+ (T&C Assessment) Outlook: Stable[3] Moody's:[3] A3 Outlook: Stable Fitch:[3] A- Outlook: Positive
Foreign reserves	US$130.128 billion