Makrognosis

Malaysia Credit Rating & Sovereign Risk Score

Model scoreCode CREDIT:MY

Model score67 / 1009 Nov 2026
Grade equivalentBBB+model-implied
BandInvestment grade0–100 scale, 100 = strongest
Rank37th of 84economies scored

Makrognosis sovereign credit model scores Malaysia at 67 out of 100 as of 9 November 2026, equivalent to BBB+ on the familiar letter scale — investment grade.

The score is up 1.6 points from 66 on 1 October 2026.

That places Malaysia 37th of the 84 economies the model scores; Russia has the highest score at 100.

Key inputs include government debt of 64.6% of GDP, a fiscal balance of −3.4% of GDP, a current account balance of 2.0% of GDP.

This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.

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Malaysia sovereign credit score (0–100), 18 Jun 2026 – 9 Nov 2026. Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model.

Score history

Assessment dateScoreGrade equivalent
9 November 202667.1BBB+
1 October 202665.5BBB+
31 July 202665.5BBB+
30 July 202661.7BBB
26 July 202661.3BBB
21 June 202667.8A-
18 June 202661.1BBB
Get the Malaysia sovereign risk score in your code

Score, grade equivalent and inputs for 84 economies. Free tier available.

curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/MY"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/MY",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
score = r.json()["headline"]["score_0_100"]
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What drives the score

The model's published inputs for Malaysia, from official national and international statistics.

InputValueVintage
GDP per capitaUS$13,1252026
Real GDP growth, 5-year average5.2%2026
Inflation, recent average1.7%2026
Government debt64.6% of GDP2026
Fiscal balance−3.4% of GDP2026
Current account balance2.0% of GDP2026
Foreign-exchange reserves4.5 months of imports2026
Governance (World Bank WGI composite)0.4492026

How Malaysia compares

#EconomyAs ofScore
1Russia9 Nov 2026100
2Turkey9 Nov 2026100
3Denmark9 Nov 202698
4Switzerland9 Nov 202696
5Netherlands9 Nov 202695
32Chile9 Nov 202671
33Israel9 Nov 202669
34Qatar9 Nov 202669
35Taiwan9 Nov 202668
36United Arab Emirates9 Nov 202668
37Malaysia9 Nov 202667
38Bahamas9 Nov 202667
39Saudi Arabia9 Nov 202666
40Oman9 Nov 202665
41South Africa9 Nov 202664
42Grenada9 Nov 202663
43Greece9 Nov 202663

All 84 economies ranked →

Malaysia economic indicators

Malaysia GDP (Gross Domestic Product)Malaysia Quarterly GDP at current prices (DOSM, MYR million)Malaysia Inflation Rate (CPI)Malaysia Core Inflation RateMalaysia Unemployment RateMalaysia Industrial ProductionMalaysia Retail SalesMalaysia Producer Price Inflation (PPI)Malaysia Current Account BalanceMalaysia Trade Balance: Goods & ServicesMalaysia Gross ExportsMalaysia Total ImportsMalaysia EmploymentMalaysia GDP implicit price deflatorMalaysia Labor Force Participation RateMalaysia Malaysian Ringgit per US Dollar

FAQ

What is Malaysia's credit rating?
Makrognosis sovereign credit model scores Malaysia at 67/100 as of 9 November 2026, equivalent to BBB+ (investment grade). This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.
How is the sovereign risk score calculated?
A statistical model scores each economy from published inputs — government debt and fiscal balance, current account and external debt, GDP per capita and growth, inflation, reserves and governance — on a 0–100 scale where 100 is the strongest credit. It is re-run as the inputs update.
Where can I get the data?
Through the Makrognosis API: GET /v1/credit/MY returns the score history and inputs; /v1/credit/universe lists every economy.

This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.

Last assessed 2026-11-09. Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model.