Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) was 35.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Mutual fund assets to GDP in Malaysia, 2000–2020
Source: World Bank - Non banking financial database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mutual fund assets to gdp in Malaysia stood at 35.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mutual fund assets to gdp in Malaysia peaked at 35.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 26th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +58.7% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +12.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 35.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 7.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 35.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.7%, 95% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +58.7% | 16.2% | 25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 11.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 27.0% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
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 mutual fund assets to gdp in Malaysia?
- Mutual fund assets to gdp in Malaysia was 35.8% in 2020, according to World Bank - Non banking financial database.
- What is the highest mutual fund assets to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest mutual fund assets to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for mutual fund assets to gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mutual fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank - Non banking financial database, published as part of Mutual fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data taken from a variety of sources such as Investment Company Institute and national sources.