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| Malaysia’s wellness economy is worth US$31.8 billion, says GWI |
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| By Helen Andrews 19 Jan 2026 |
Wellness tourism is a growth sector within Malaysia's wellness economy, including visits to spas at properties such as One&Only Desaru Coast (pictured) Credit: One&Only Desaru Coast
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Malaysia ranks tenth among 45 countries in the Asia-Pacific region
The country's wellness economy is ranked 29th out of 218 countries studied worldwide
Malaysia's top wellness economy sector is personal care and beauty
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released its first report on the wellness economy of Malaysia, which is worth US$31.8 billion (€28.6 billion, £23.0 billion).
The report, created in partnership with sustainable food and wellness product company Green Wellness, shows that Malaysia ranks tenth among 45 countries in the Asia-Pacific region and 29th out of 218 countries worldwide.
The data shows the country’s top five wellness economy sectors (of eleven evaluated by the GWI) are:
- Personal care and beauty – US$11.83 billion (€10.6 billion, £8.5 billion)
- Healthy eating, nutrition and weight loss – US$4.55 billion (€4.1 billion, £3.3 billion)
- Wellness tourism – US$4.49 billion (€4.0 billion, £3.2 billion)
- Physical activity – US$3.64 billion (€3.3 billion, £2.6 billion)
- Public health, prevention and personal medicine – US$2.44 billion (€2.2 billion, £1.8 billion)
The sectors that have grown the most between the most recent data sets, 2023 and 2024, are:
- Wellness tourism (global ranking: number 26) – annual growth rate of 39.1 per cent, up from US$3.23 billion in 2023 to US$4.49 billion in 2024
- Wellness real estate (global ranking: number 24) – annual growth rate of 29.3 per cent, up from US$1.37 billion in 2023 to US$1.77 billion in 2024
Malaysia’s wellness economy has grown 9.9 per cent between 2023 and 2024.
Pre-pandemic, the country’s wellness economy was worth US$27.69 billion in 2019. It recovered in 2023, with a value of US$28.9 billion. It grew 2.8 per cent between 2019 and 2024 to reach its US$31.8 billion mark.
The full 2019-2024 report is available on the GWI’s Geography of Wellness platform.
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