How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?

5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Thailand: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Malaysia

93.1%

in 2024

Thailand

92.3%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

34th

Thailand rank

36th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Malaysia
Thailand

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 93.1% against 92.3% in Thailand, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 36th of 102 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2010s	83.8%	81.7%	2.1%	Malaysia
2020s	92.5%	93.2%	0.7%	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Malaysia or Thailand?: Malaysia, at 93.1% against 92.3% in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Malaysia and Thailand?: 0.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Malaysia ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 36th of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+)
Unit: % of population ages 15+
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 114 places, 570 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (richest 60%, share of population ages 15+).