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

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, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Malaysia

82.0%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

80.2%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

38th

Sri Lanka rank

41st

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Malaysia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 82.0% against 80.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malaysia ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 102 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2010s	67.9%	69.5%	1.6%	Sri Lanka
2020s	82.5%	83.6%	1.1%	Sri Lanka

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 Sri Lanka?: Malaysia, at 82.0% against 80.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?: 1.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Malaysia ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st 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, poorest 40% (% 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, poorest 40% (% 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 (poorest 40%, share of population ages 15+).