Japan vs Malaysia: Monetary Sector credit to private sector
Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 117.9% against 116.3% in Japan, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.6% | 13.1% | 55.4% | Japan |
| 1970s | 109.9% | 30.9% | 79.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 132.7% | 77.7% | 55.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 171.6% | 119.9% | 51.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 105.1% | 113.7% | 8.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 102.5% | 117.3% | 14.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 117.5% | 120.9% | 3.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 117.9% against 116.3% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Japan and Malaysia?
- 1.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Japan ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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, 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.