Central bank assets to GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Central bank assets to GDP was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Central bank assets to GDP in Malaysia, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.8% for central bank assets to gdp in 2021.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 180.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Malaysia peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 146th out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Central bank assets to GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +37.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | +112.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | +58.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | +19.0% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +67.4% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -30.4% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +21.5% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -25.2% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +79.8% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -42.0% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -22.1% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +57.1% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +97.2% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -61.0% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +160.2% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +56.5% |
| 1984 | 6.0% | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | -47.3% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -15.9% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -38.0% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +55.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -47.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -46.0% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +57.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +51.2% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +395.6% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -72.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -22.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -49.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -32.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +91.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -39.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +413.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 0.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 143 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1% compare
- 144 Montenegro 1.1% compare
- 145 Bangladesh 1.1% compare
- 147 South Africa 0.8% compare
- 148 Estonia 0.7% compare
- 149 Iceland 0.7% 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 central bank assets to gdp in Malaysia?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Malaysia was 0.8% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 146th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).