Arab World vs Malaysia: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- Arab World
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 117.9% against 53.3% in Arab World, a difference of 64.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.2 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Arab World ahead.
Arab World ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 0.2% | Arab World |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 30.9% | 15.7% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 77.7% | 47.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 125.6% | 99.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 113.7% | 80.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 116.6% | 74.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Arab World or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 117.9% against 53.3% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Arab World and Malaysia?
- 64.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malaysia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Arab World and Malaysia rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- Arab World ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 19th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector (% 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 refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, 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. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.