Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malaysia
Malaysia: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 17.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malaysia, 2005–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malaysia is 17.0%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malaysia peaked at 19.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2009.
Malaysia ranks 78th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.0% | — |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 17.0% | 19.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 4 |
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 foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malaysia?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malaysia was 17.0% in 2013, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Malaysia ranks 78th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total banking assets that are held by foreign banks. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.