Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malaysia
Malaysia: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 18.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malaysia, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malaysia stood at 18.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malaysia peaked at 18.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 67th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.8% | — |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
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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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malaysia?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malaysia was 18.9% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Malaysia ranks 67th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.