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Snapshot
Malaysia
Ranked 10 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 20.6 out of 100.
Up 1 ranking in 2025 for comprehensive power.
Gained 0.9 points (+5% change) in overall score.
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Analysis
Malaysia is a middle power in Asia.
Malaysia's score rose by 0.9 points to 20.5 in 2025. The country rose one ranking to tenth, overtaking Thailand.
Malaysia continues to perform best in the cultural influence measure, where it sits sixth.
Malaysia’s weakest measure is military capability, where it ranks 17th, dropping one place since 2024 having been overtaken by the Philippines.
Malaysia’s diplomatic influence score increased by six points, promoting the country to ninth place for this measure — a result of the more active foreign policy leadership of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Malaysia exerts more influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country's positive Power Gap score, which increased in 2025.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
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Bilateral Influence
Bilateral trade, current dollars (2024)
Countries that influence Malaysia
Globally, which countries does Malaysia do most of its trade with?
Countries influenced by Malaysia
Which countries in the region rely most on trade with Malaysia?
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Comprehensive power
A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
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