Malaysia vs Pacific island small states: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Malaysia
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 117.9% against 60.2% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 57.7%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.0 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Malaysia ranks 14th and Pacific island small states ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3% | 10.2% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 30.9% | 14.8% | 16.1% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 77.7% | 23.4% | 54.3% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 117.8% | 31.0% | 86.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 112.5% | 41.3% | 71.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 117.3% | 51.5% | 65.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 121.4% | 62.1% | 59.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Malaysia or Pacific island small states?
- Malaysia, at 117.9% against 60.2% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
- 57.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Pacific island small states rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Malaysia ranks 14th and Pacific island small states ranks 17th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.