Pension fund assets to GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Pension fund assets to GDP was 61.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Pension fund assets to GDP in Malaysia, 2001–2019
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, pension fund assets to gdp in Malaysia stood at 61.2%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Malaysia peaked at 61.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2008.
That places Malaysia 15th out of 87 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Pension fund assets to GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 48.7% | — |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 42.9% | 50.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 51.5% | 61.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 pension fund assets to gdp in Malaysia?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Malaysia was 61.2% in 2019, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2008.
- How does Malaysia rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 15th out of 87 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Pension fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of assets of pension funds to GDP. A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. Data taken from a variety of sources such as OECD, AIOS, FIAP and national sources.