Malaysia Bank Lending Rate

1996 - 2025 | Monthly | % pa | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Bank Lending Rate

  • Malaysia Bank Lending Rate was reported at 4.589 % pa in Dec 2025.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.600 % pa for Nov 2025.
  • Malaysia Bank Lending Rate data is updated monthly, averaging 4.910 % pa from Jan 1996 to Dec 2025, with 360 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.540 % pa in May 1998 and a record low of 3.277 % pa in Jan 2022.
  • Malaysia Bank Lending Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Bank Lending Rate: Monthly.

Bank Negara Malaysia provides monthly weighted average Bank Lending Rate.

View Malaysia's Bank Lending Rate from Jan 1996 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Malaysia Bank Lending Rate

What was Malaysia's Bank Lending Rate in Dec 2025?

Malaysia Bank Lending Rate was reported at 4.589 % pa in Dec 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4.589 Dec 2025 4.600 Nov 2025 3.277 Jan 2022 13.540 May 1998 % pa monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025

Bank Lending Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (% pa) 5.900 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Sep 2025
Algeria (% pa) 8.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Armenia (% pa) 13.601 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2025
Austria (% pa) 3.750 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (% pa) 15.444 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (% pa) 5.010 Mar 2016 monthly Apr 1985 - Mar 2016
Bangladesh (% pa) 7.920 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Belarus (% pa) 11.230 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Belgium (% pa) 3.470 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (% pa) 10.907 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (% pa) 4.162 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Botswana (% pa) 7.190 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brunei (% pa) 5.500 07 Feb 2026 daily 01 Dec 2003 - 07 Feb 2026
Bulgaria (% pa) 4.121 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Canada (% pa) 4.450 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1935 - Jan 2026
China (% pa) 3.000 19 Feb 2026 daily 20 Aug 2019 - 19 Feb 2026
Colombia (% pa) 13.976 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (% pa) 4.320 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2007 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (% pa) 5.158 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Denmark (% pa) 1.750 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1992 - Jan 2026
Ecuador (% pa) 7.740 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Egypt (% pa) 21.500 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Estonia (% pa) 4.810 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
France (% pa) 3.460 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Georgia (% pa) 13.290 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2002 - Nov 2025
Germany (% pa) 3.970 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Greece (% pa) 4.510 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa) 5.000 07 Feb 2026 daily 01 Jan 1981 - 07 Feb 2026
Hungary (% pa) 7.500 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1988 - Jan 2026
Iceland (% pa) 10.571 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1982 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (% pa) 8.040 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1993 - Dec 2025
Israel (% pa) 2.942 Mar 2022 monthly Apr 2013 - Mar 2022
Italy (% pa) 3.523 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Japan (% pa) 1.875 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2026
Jordan (% pa) 7.950 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (% pa) 17.877 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Kenya (% pa) 14.880 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1991 - Nov 2025
South Korea (% pa) 4.190 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (% pa) 6.782 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (% pa) 5.025 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1979 - Nov 2025
Kyrgyzstan (% pa) 19.434 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2025
Latvia (% pa) 5.330 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (% pa) 11.420 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1972 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (% pa) 5.180 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (% pa) 3.640 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Macau SAR, China (% pa) 5.258 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2008 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (% pa) 5.256 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Malawi (% pa) 25.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
Malaysia (% pa) 4.589 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Malta (% pa) 3.338 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (% pa) 6.810 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Mexico (% pa) 7.700 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1993 - Dec 2025
Moldova (% pa) 9.063 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (% pa) 17.355 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1998 - Nov 2025
Montenegro (% pa) 6.190 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (% pa) 15.700 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1997 - Jan 2026
Myanmar (% pa) 14.500 May 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2021
Nepal (% pa) 7.380 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (% pa) 18.020 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Oman (% pa) 5.446 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (% pa) 5.624 Jun 2022 monthly Mar 2004 - Jun 2022
Panama (% pa) 4.750 Jun 2018 monthly Dec 1999 - Jun 2018
Paraguay (% pa) 13.480 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2007 - Dec 2025
Peru (% pa) 15.887 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1985 - Dec 2025
Philippines (% pa) 8.031 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Poland (% pa) 5.840 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Qatar (% pa) 4.586 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
Romania (% pa) 8.550 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (% pa) 18.800 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Serbia (% pa) 5.830 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2010 - Dec 2025
Singapore (% pa) 5.250 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 1978 - Jun 2021
Slovakia (% pa) 4.226 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
South Africa (% pa) 10.250 06 Feb 2026 daily 31 Dec 1948 - 06 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka (% pa) 8.990 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1989 - Jan 2026
Sweden (% pa) 1.850 06 Feb 2026 daily 01 Jun 1994 - 06 Feb 2026
Taiwan, China (% pa) 3.265 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1961 - Nov 2025
Tajikistan (% pa) 20.425 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Thailand (% pa) 6.725 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Ukraine (% pa) 19.328 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
United States (% pa) 6.750 05 Feb 2026 daily 04 Aug 1955 - 05 Feb 2026
Uruguay (% pa) 16.564 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Uzbekistan (% pa) 23.157 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2025
Venezuela (% pa) 57.780 27 Jan 2026 daily 02 Jan 2004 - 27 Jan 2026
Zambia (% pa) 28.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025

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Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -27,060.208 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 18,019.868 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 312,770.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 599.224 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,935.614 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 500.265 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 410,656.680 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,740.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 35,067.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,687,998.656 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,264.526 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 233,913.571 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 32,327.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,906,698.415 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 665,132.470 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6,893.466 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,734.151 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 4,567.497 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 8,631.178 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 7,202.349 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 73,645.377 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 6,143.118 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 11,744.210 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 51,496.822 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,283.282 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 177.400 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 245.300 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 242.300 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 187.500 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 123.600 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 11,202.803 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 660.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,897.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,260.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3,446.528 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -452.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,266.665 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 328,395.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 141,587.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 13.619 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -2,608.221 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,633.666 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -2,788.389 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 18,983.157 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -13,453.425 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 67,854.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -19,920.577 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -1,837.899 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -3,142.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) -801.816 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 11,423.927 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 294,451.880 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) 16,172.973 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -149.421 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 65,228.721 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 257,067.842 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 29,929.197 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 7,561.627 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 37,384.038 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -5,763.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -42,248.099 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) -16,353.054 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 17,632.149 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,961.599 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 179,071.762 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 637,030.527 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 112,912.3 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,366.600 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 652,991.070 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 731,808.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.500 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 326.350 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 737.520 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1964 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 581,262.092 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.82 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.47 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,591,321.819 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2025
Banking System: Demand Deposits (MYR mn) 329,103.228 Oct 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 74.602 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024

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