Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Malaysia
Malaysia: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 4.82 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Malaysia, 1969β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, percent per annum in Malaysia is 4.82, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Malaysia peaked at 12.55 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.44, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.14 | 9.14 | 9.14 | 1 |
| 1970s | 9.69 | 8.87 | 11.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.17 | 8.9 | 12.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.71 | 8.56 | 12.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.37 | 5.08 | 7.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 | 4.53 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 | 3.44 | 5.32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 117.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.45 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 2.96 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 289.80 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 117.9% (2025)
- Broad money 120.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 117.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4.28 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 166,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Malaysia?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Malaysia was 4.82 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.55 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Malaysia ranks 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.