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Malaysia
Malaysia has a compulsory MyKad and a national digital ID, MyDigital ID, that is not formally mandatory but is now the only login for more government apps. The central bank has said it has no immediate plan to issue a CBDC. Malaysia is a WHO member; no source on its stance on the 2024 IHR amendments was found.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Malaysia
- Program
- MyKad; MyDigital ID
- Status
- Available, partial uptake
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
Biometric Update (Sept 2026) says Malaysia has not formally made MyDigital ID universally mandatory, but it is increasingly the required login for essential services. MyDigital ID became the only login for the MyNIISe immigration app for Malaysians from 15 January 2026, and the single sign-on for the MyJPJ app (licences, road tax) from 1 May 2026. No new law making it compulsory was found.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Research
In March 2022 the Bank Negara governor said there was no immediate plan to issue a CBDC. Bank Negara said it would consider a wholesale CBDC before any retail one. No 2025-2026 change was found.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2026-05Rolling it out
MyDigital ID became the single sign-on for the MyJPJ driving-licence and road-tax app on 1 May 2026. Biometric Update ↗
- 2026-01Rolling it out
Malaysians must use MyDigital ID to log in to the MyNIISe immigration app from 15 January 2026. The Vibes ↗
UN and WHO
How Malaysia has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 70.4 · rank 76 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 3
Sovereignty score
How the 0 adds up
- 0No tracked actions either way.
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.