Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -13.55 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Malaysia, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded -13.55 billion for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Malaysia peaked at -4.08 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, -13.55 billion, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -6.32 billion | — |
| 2006 | -4.71 billion | -25.4% |
| 2007 | -4.08 billion | -13.4% |
| 2008 | -7.14 billion | +74.8% |
| 2009 | -4.17 billion | -41.6% |
| 2010 | -8.02 billion | +92.4% |
| 2011 | -7.06 billion | -12.0% |
| 2012 | -11.58 billion | +64.0% |
| 2013 | -10.78 billion | -6.9% |
| 2014 | -11.17 billion | +3.6% |
| 2015 | -8.15 billion | -27.0% |
| 2016 | -8.36 billion | +2.6% |
| 2017 | -9.00 billion | +7.7% |
| 2018 | -11.14 billion | +23.8% |
| 2019 | -9.53 billion | -14.5% |
| 2020 | -6.81 billion | -28.5% |
| 2021 | -10.15 billion | +49.1% |
| 2022 | -13.02 billion | +28.2% |
| 2023 | -11.55 billion | -11.3% |
| 2024 | -13.55 billion | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.28 billion | -7.14 billion | -4.08 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -9.48 billion | -11.58 billion | -7.06 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.02 billion | -13.55 billion | -6.81 billion | 5 |
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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 primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Malaysia?
- Primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Malaysia was -13.55 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was -4.08 billion in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.55 billion in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Malaysia ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.