Kuwait vs Malaysia: Lending Rate, Percent per annum
Kuwait
5.03
in 2025
Malaysia
4.82
in 2025
Kuwait rank
123rd
Malaysia rank
125th
Lending Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5.03 against 4.82 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.21.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 123rd and Malaysia ranks 125th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.86 | 9.43 | 3.57 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 8.27 | 11.17 | 2.9 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.43 | 9.71 | 1.28 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 7.27 | 6.37 | 0.8984 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.75 | 4.74 | 0.0085 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4.48 | 4.45 | 0.0279 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lending rate, percent per annum, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Kuwait, at 5.03 against 4.82 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lending rate, percent per annum between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.21, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd 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.