Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) was 34.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 34.2% for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malaysia peaked at 34.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2006.
Malaysia ranks 97th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +95.7% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | -1.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 34.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.4%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 34.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.9%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +95.7% | 16.2% | 31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 12.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 16.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 34.2% | 34.7% | 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 liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malaysia?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malaysia was 34.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2006.
- How does Malaysia rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Malaysia ranks 97th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.