Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malaysia
Malaysia: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 8.7 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malaysia, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malaysia is 8.7, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malaysia peaked at 14.04 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.7, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 119th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.04 | 11.13 | 14.04 | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.68 | 10.08 | 11.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 | 8.7 | 8.97 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 82,207 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 43.75 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 3.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 82.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 87.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,548 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malaysia?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malaysia was 8.7 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.04 in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Malaysia ranks 119th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.