Australia vs Malaysia: Lending Rate, Percent per annum
Australia
5.1
in 2019
Malaysia
4.82
in 2025
Australia rank
122nd
Malaysia rank
125th
Lending Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.1 against 4.82 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.28.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Malaysia ahead.
Australia ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 125th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.88 | 9.14 | 3.27 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 8.65 | 9.69 | 1.04 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 13.21 | 11.17 | 2.03 | Australia |
| 1990s | 9.95 | 9.71 | 0.2415 | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.26 | 6.37 | 0.8892 | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.07 | 4.74 | 1.33 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lending rate, percent per annum, Australia or Malaysia?
- Australia, at 5.1 against 4.82 in Malaysia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in lending rate, percent per annum between Australia and Malaysia?
- 0.28, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Australia ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 125th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.