Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Malaysia
Malaysia: Savings Rate, Percent per annum was 0.8181 in 2025. β Volatile
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Malaysia, 1966β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savings rate, percent per annum in Malaysia is 0.8181, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savings rate, percent per annum in Malaysia peaked at 6.67 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5364, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 48th out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.21 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.77 | 3.5 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.46 | 3.47 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 0.94 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 0.9425 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7438 | 0.5364 | 0.914 | 6 |
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 savings rate, percent per annum in Malaysia?
- Savings rate, percent per annum in Malaysia was 0.8181 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 in 1985.
- What is the lowest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5364 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for savings rate, percent per annum?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is savings rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Savings Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.