Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Malaysia
Malaysia: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 2.76 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Malaysia, 1976–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2.76 for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Malaysia peaked at 7.66 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.05, in 2009.
That places Malaysia 58th out of 89 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4.75 | — |
| 1977 | 3.31 | -30.4% |
| 1978 | 4.13 | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 3.36 | -18.8% |
| 1980 | 4.05 | +20.6% |
| 1981 | 4.49 | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 4.96 | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 5.12 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 5.1 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.73 | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 4.12 | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 2.68 | -35.1% |
| 1988 | 3.49 | +30.2% |
| 1989 | 5.29 | +51.8% |
| 1990 | 6.12 | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 7.27 | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 7.66 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 6.48 | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 3.68 | -43.2% |
| 1995 | 5.5 | +49.5% |
| 1996 | 6.41 | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 6.41 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.86 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 3.53 | -48.6% |
| 2000 | 2.86 | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 2.79 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.73 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.79 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.4 | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 2.48 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.23 | +29.9% |
| 2007 | 3.43 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.39 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.05 | -39.4% |
| 2010 | 2.58 | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 2.92 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 3.04 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.12 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.11 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.76 | -11.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2.76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.29, 64% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2.76 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.76, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.89 | 3.31 | 4.75 | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.4 | 2.68 | 5.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.99 | 3.53 | 7.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 | 2.05 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 | 2.58 | 3.12 | 7 |
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 government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Malaysia?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Malaysia was 2.76 in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.66 in 1992.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Malaysia ranks 58th out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.