Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 38.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Malaysia, 1999–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 38.7% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Malaysia peaked at 63.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2017.
Malaysia ranks 121st of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.0% | — |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +39.4% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -45.5% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +87.0% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -31.5% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +52.4% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +4.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 38.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.1%, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 38.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.3%, 80% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +87.0% | 33.8% | 63.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 30.0% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 27.0% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 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 provisions to nonperforming loans in Malaysia?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Malaysia was 38.7% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Malaysia ranks 121st out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.