Broad money growth in Malaysia
Malaysia: Broad money growth was 4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Malaysia, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, broad money growth in Malaysia stood at 4.6%.
That represents a change of up 40.4% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Malaysia peaked at 71.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -43.7%, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 128th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.8% | — |
| 1962 | 6.1% | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 9.6% | +55.5% |
| 1964 | 4.6% | -51.4% |
| 1965 | 27.5% | +493.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -97.3% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | +215.5% |
| 1968 | 24.1% | +934.5% |
| 1969 | 22.4% | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 12.8% | -42.8% |
| 1971 | 14.4% | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 22.7% | +58.5% |
| 1973 | 32.1% | +41.3% |
| 1974 | 52.5% | +63.3% |
| 1975 | 16.3% | -69.0% |
| 1976 | 25.9% | +59.4% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | -39.0% |
| 1978 | 19.6% | +24.3% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 25.3% | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | -21.7% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | -17.6% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | -39.8% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | +32.3% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -83.0% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | +289.2% |
| 1989 | 21.8% | +154.3% |
| 1990 | -43.7% | -300.3% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | -138.6% |
| 1992 | 71.9% | +326.1% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | -63.3% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | -56.3% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +61.0% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -98.6% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +5170.5% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -61.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +92.4% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +47.1% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -30.7% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +55.0% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -41.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +99.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -39.5% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -51.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +65.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +65.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -65.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +71.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +45.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -43.8% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +40.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 0.7% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.6% | 12.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 2.2% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | -43.7% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 4.5% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 2.7% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 125 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.3% compare
- 126 Albania 5.1% compare
- 127 Botswana 4.8% compare
- 129 Papua New Guinea 4.4% compare
- 130 Togo 4.4% compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 4.3% 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 broad money growth in Malaysia?
- Broad money growth in Malaysia was 4.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.7% in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for broad money growth?
- Malaysia ranks 128th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.