Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP was 17.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Malaysia, 2001–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Malaysia stood at 17.4%.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Malaysia peaked at 33.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2008.
That places Malaysia 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.5% | — |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +32.8% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +33.2% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -65.9% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +72.0% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 11.4% | 33.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 16.7% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
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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 gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Malaysia?
- Gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Malaysia was 17.4% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2008.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP. Equity liabilities include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LDDZF/ GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).