Bank return on equity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Bank return on equity was 8.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Malaysia is 8.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 36.6% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Malaysia peaked at 29.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2006.
That places Malaysia 112th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 5.1% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 9.9% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 109 Benin 8.4% compare
- 110 Slovak Republic 8.4% compare
- 111 Estonia 8.4% compare
- 113 El Salvador 8.3% compare
- 114 Algeria 8.3% compare
- 115 United Arab Emirates 8.3% compare
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 return on equity in Malaysia?
- Bank return on equity in Malaysia was 8.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2006.
- How does Malaysia rank for bank return on equity?
- Malaysia ranks 112th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. 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 return on equity (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.