Malaysia Household Debt: % of GDP

2002 - 2022 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Household Debt: % of GDP

  • Malaysia household debt accounted for 81.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2022, compared with the ratio of 88.9 % in the previous year.
  • Malaysia household debt to GDP ratio is updated yearly, available from Dec 2002 to Dec 2022.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 93.1 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 60.4 % in Dec 2008.

CEIC calculates annual Household Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Household Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Bank Negara Malaysia provides Household Debt in local currency. The Department of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008 with benchmark year 2015. Nominal GDP prior to 2015 is based on SNA 2008 with benchmark year 2010, prior to 2010 is based on SNA 1993 with benchmark year 2005 and prior to 2005 with benchmark year 2000.


Related information about Malaysia Household Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Malaysia Household Debt reached 329.8 USD bn in Dec 2022.
  • Money Supply M2 in Malaysia increased 3.6 % YoY in Jun 2023.
  • Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 101.9 USD bn in Jun 2023.
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 6.3 Months of Import in May 2023.
  • Malaysia Domestic Credit reached 555.0 USD bn in Jun 2023, representing an increased of 4.2 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.8 % in Jun 2023, compared with the ratio of 1.8 % in the previous month.

View Malaysia's Household Debt: % of GDP from 2002 to 2022 in the chart:

Malaysia Household Debt: % of GDP

What was Malaysia's Household Debt: % of GDP in 2022?

Malaysia household debt accounted for 81.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2022, compared with the ratio of 88.9 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
81.0 2022 88.9 2021 60.4 2008 93.1 2020 % yearly 2002 - 2022

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 11.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) 4.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 24.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2023
Australia (%) 116.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2023
Austria (%) 47.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 8.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2023
Belarus (%) 7.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2023
Belgium (%) 61.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Mar 2023
Bolivia (%) 11.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Dec 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 23.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2023
Botswana (%) 19.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2023
Brunei (%) 12.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2023
Bulgaria (%) 29.4 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Cambodia (%) 36.0 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Canada (%) 102.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Jun 2023
Chile (%) 40.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
China (%) 63.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Colombia (%) 34.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2015 - Mar 2023
Croatia (%) 33.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 101.2 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Czech Republic (%) 37.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Denmark (%) 86.8 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Ecuador (%) 15.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2023
Egypt (%) 8.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
Estonia (%) 37.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 48.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2023
Finland (%) 75.4 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
France (%) 74.8 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Georgia (%) 36.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2023
Germany (%) 54.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2023
Greece (%) 47.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 96.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1982 - Mar 2023
Hungary (%) 20.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2023
Iceland (%) 77.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2023
India (%) 14.7 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 9.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Ireland (%) 27.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2023
Israel (%) 43.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2023
Italy (%) 52.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 67.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2023
Jordan (%) 86.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 13.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
South Korea (%) 104.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2023
Kosovo (%) 18.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (%) 1.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%) 6.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2023
Latvia (%) 19.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Lithuania (%) 24.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2023
Luxembourg (%) 66.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 138.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2023
North Macedonia (%) 26.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2023
Malawi (%) 0.3 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Malaysia (%) 81.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Malta (%) 43.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Mauritius (%) 20.6 Jun 2018 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2018
Mexico (%) 16.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2023
Mongolia (%) 22.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Montenegro (%) 26.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Morocco (%) 25.3 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Netherlands (%) 96.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (%) 93.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Mar 2023
Norway (%) 85.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2023
Panama (%) 42.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
Peru (%) 17.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2023
Philippines (%) 10.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2023
Poland (%) 25.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2023
Portugal (%) 72.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
Romania (%) 16.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2022
Russia (%) 20.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 11.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Serbia (%) 19.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2023
Singapore (%) 55.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Slovakia (%) 48.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Slovenia (%) 27.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
South Africa (%) 40.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Mar 2023
Spain (%) 54.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Mar 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 7.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Sweden (%) 88.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Switzerland (%) 128.8 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Syria (%) 14.6 2011 yearly 2004 - 2011
Taiwan (%) 91.5 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Thailand (%) 86.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2023
Tunisia (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Turkey (%) 11.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Mar 2023
Ukraine (%) 4.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
United Arab Emirates (%) 106.2 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
United Kingdom (%) 88.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Mar 2023
United States (%) 64.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Uruguay (%) 10.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2023
Venezuela (%) 3.4 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.3 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -16,140.108 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 13,743.462 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 245,448.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1978 - Jun 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 541.429 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,892.480 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 420.643 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 216,371.419 Jul 2023 monthly Mar 2000 - Jul 2023
Govt Debt: Domestic (MYR mn) 863,521.822 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Govt Debt: External (MYR mn) 281,495.862 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,481.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Jul 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 25,759.7 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Jul 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -12.7 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Jul 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,353,794.766 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 308,284.195 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 261,782.246 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 21,277.9 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Jul 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -15.9 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Jul 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,514,583.396 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 907,711.591 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 2,964.987 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Jul 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,673.584 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Jul 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,664.915 Jul 2023 monthly Jun 1976 - Jul 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 4,433.943 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Jul 2023
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 20,547.092 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Jul 2023
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 7,780.722 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Jul 2023
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 28,272.723 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Jul 2023
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 2,786.125 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2023
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 50,454.010 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Jul 2023
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 4,884.015 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2023
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 4,303.654 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Jul 2023
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 155.700 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Jul 2023
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 155.100 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2014 - Jul 2023
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 174.600 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Jul 2023
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 178.000 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2014 - Jul 2023
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 111.000 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2014 - Jul 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2,168.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,014.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,086.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 4,040.017 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 741.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,162.498 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 260,043.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 108,578.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 26.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 18.841 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 12,328.764 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -26,660.722 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 9,110.864 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -11,572.686 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) -15,141.856 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 329.027 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 9,462.958 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -9,803.864 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 24,829.687 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 254,878.214 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) 12,390.758 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -11,287.098 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 225,395.783 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -10,137.230 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 47,772.698 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 59,059.796 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -2,794.891 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 6,668.067 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 4,912.281 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) -9,908.206 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -6,289.578 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 29,482.431 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 10,907.890 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2023
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -20.730 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 18,268.956 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 31,119.265 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (ML) (MYR mn) 706,582.420 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 134,223.000 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 17,672.000 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Funds Inflow: Direct Investment Assets (DIA) (MYR mn) 26,143.850 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.8 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2005 - Jul 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 81.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 8,045.398 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2005 - Jul 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 131,900.244 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 1969 - Jul 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 508,601.082 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 1969 - Jul 2023
M2 Growth (%) 3.5 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 1970 - Jul 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Jul 2023 monthly Jun 1959 - Jul 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 103,000.0 Aug 2023 monthly Apr 2000 - Aug 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.000 Jun 2023 monthly Jun 1959 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.3 May 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,400.000 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Aug 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 530,289.501 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.3 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 575,135.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1987 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Jul 2023
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 11.400 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
Credit to Households (USD bn) 271.506 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2022
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 511.259 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 1964 - Dec 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 329,848.6 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 443,945.695 May 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - May 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.18 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 1997 - Jul 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 114.33 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,300,317.300 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Jul 2023
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) -13.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023

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