Bank credit to bank deposits in Malaysia
Malaysia: Bank credit to bank deposits was 104.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Malaysia, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 104.1% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Malaysia peaked at 140.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.0% | — |
| 1961 | 61.3% | +17.8% |
| 1962 | 63.4% | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 71.2% | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 68.5% | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 70.3% | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 69.3% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 63.6% | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 62.3% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 66.9% | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 64.2% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 73.7% | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 56.2% | -23.8% |
| 1975 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 55.4% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 58.3% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 62.0% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 64.2% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 72.0% | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 72.8% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 77.4% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 79.4% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 83.2% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 77.9% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 76.5% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 79.7% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 126.5% | +58.6% |
| 1991 | 128.7% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 118.7% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 103.6% | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 110.5% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 120.2% | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 132.3% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 140.5% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 134.0% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 116.0% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 112.3% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 100.9% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 101.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 101.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 103.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 104.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 106.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 106.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 104.1% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.2% | 52.0% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.4% | 55.4% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 72.0% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.1% | 103.6% | 140.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 86.8% | 112.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 87.0% | 106.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.1% | 104.1% | 106.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 29 Republic of Korea 106.9% compare
- 30 Russian Federation 104.4% compare
- 31 Canada 104.3% compare
- 33 Mauritania 103.2% compare
- 34 Kuwait 102.9% compare
- 35 Rwanda 102.0% compare
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 credit to bank deposits in Malaysia?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Malaysia was 104.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 140.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Malaysia ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).