Provisions to nonperforming loans in Malaysia
Malaysia: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 38.7% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Malaysia, 1999β2020
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.
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
- 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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 117.9% (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.