Bank concentration in Malaysia
Malaysia: Bank concentration was 53.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Malaysia stood at 53.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2012.
That places Malaysia 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank concentration in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.8% | — |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | -43.8% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 53.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 53.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.7%, 93% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -43.8% | 95.3% | 53.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 56.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 46.4% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.8% | 53.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 35.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 26.13 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 35.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Malaysia?
- Bank concentration in Malaysia was 53.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2012.
- How does Malaysia rank for bank concentration?
- Malaysia ranks 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.