Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 1.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Malaysia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-performing loans to total gross loans in Malaysia is 1.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Malaysia peaked at 9.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 133rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.4% | — |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -12.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 43% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.6% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Malaysia?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Malaysia was 1.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Malaysia ranks 133rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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