Malaysia vs Small states: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- Malaysia
- Small states
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 117.9% against 54.8% in Small states, a difference of 63.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.2 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Small states ahead.
Malaysia ranks 19th and Small states ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8% | 31.2% | 3.4% | Small states |
| 2000s | 111.3% | 86.8% | 24.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 117.3% | 78.5% | 38.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 121.5% | 59.8% | 61.7% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Malaysia or Small states?
- Malaysia, at 117.9% against 54.8% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Malaysia and Small states?
- 63.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Small states rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- Malaysia ranks 19th and Small states ranks 20th of 187 countries.
- 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.