External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malaysia
Malaysia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 7.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malaysia, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 7.7% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malaysia peaked at 21.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2013.
That places Malaysia 157th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.2% | — |
| 1996 | 16.6% | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +33.2% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +71.2% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -34.7% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -65.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +5.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 7.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 40% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 7.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 57% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 16.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 7.4% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malaysia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malaysia was 7.7% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2013.
- How does Malaysia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Malaysia ranks 157th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.