Depositors with commercial banks in Malaysia
Malaysia: Depositors with commercial banks was 674.37 per 1,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Depositors with commercial banks in Malaysia, 2013–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for depositors with commercial banks in Malaysia is 674.37 per 1,000 adults, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, depositors with commercial banks in Malaysia peaked at 755.16 per 1,000 adults in 2015 and was at its lowest, 674.37 per 1,000 adults, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 64th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Depositors with commercial banks in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 722.07 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2014 | 751.75 per 1,000 adults | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 755.16 per 1,000 adults | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 736.66 per 1,000 adults | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 689.27 per 1,000 adults | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 683.53 per 1,000 adults | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 683.81 per 1,000 adults | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 678.67 per 1,000 adults | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 684.14 per 1,000 adults | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 682.76 per 1,000 adults | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 685.46 per 1,000 adults | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 674.37 per 1,000 adults | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 717.46 per 1,000 adults | 683.53 per 1,000 adults | 755.16 per 1,000 adults | 7 |
| 2020s | 681.08 per 1,000 adults | 674.37 per 1,000 adults | 685.46 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 depositors with commercial banks in Malaysia?
- Depositors with commercial banks in Malaysia was 674.37 per 1,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest depositors with commercial banks recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 755.16 per 1,000 adults in 2015.
- What is the lowest depositors with commercial banks recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 674.37 per 1,000 adults in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for depositors with commercial banks?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is depositors with commercial banks rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Depositors with commercial banks are the reported number of deposit account holders, including both resident non-financial corporations (both public and private) and individuals from the household sector, at commercial banks within the reporting jurisdiction for every 1,000 adults. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.