Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Malaysia

Malaysia: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 63.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
63.5%
Change on year
up 22.5%
World rank
8th
of 32 countries
All-time high
63.5%
in 2020
All-time low
32.9%
in 2008
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Malaysia, 2005–2020

02040602005201220202005: 33.6 %2006: 34.8 %2007: 35.2 %2008: 32.9 %2009: 45.4 %2010: 44.6 %2011: 41.9 %2012: 46.6 %2013: 46.7 %2014: 46 %2015: 45.5 %2016: 46.7 %2017: 52.4 %2018: 49.2 %2019: 51.8 %2020: 63.5 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 63.5% for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Malaysia peaked at 63.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2008.

Malaysia ranks 8th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%) in Malaysia, 2005 to 2020.
Year % Change
2005 33.6%
2006 34.8% +3.5%
2007 35.2% +1.1%
2008 32.9% -6.6%
2009 45.4% +38.1%
2010 44.6% -1.8%
2011 41.9% -6.0%
2012 46.6% +11.3%
2013 46.7% +0.1%
2014 46.0% -1.4%
2015 45.5% -1.1%
2016 46.7% +2.6%
2017 52.4% +12.2%
2018 49.2% -6.1%
2019 51.8% +5.3%
2020 63.5% +22.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.4% 32.9% 45.4% 5
2010s 47.1% 41.9% 52.4% 10
2020s 63.5% 63.5% 63.5% 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 5 Australia 77.5% compare
  2. 6 South Africa 77.3% compare
  3. 7 Hungary 64.6% compare
  4. 9 Israel 48.8% compare
  5. 10 Republic of Korea 48.8% compare
  6. 11 China 47.9% compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Malaysia?
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Malaysia was 63.5% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2008.
How does Malaysia rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
Malaysia ranks 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
32 places, 728 data points, 1980–2020
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Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.