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 (%) 11.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2023
Argentina (%) 3.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2023
Armenia (%) 25.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 116.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2023
Austria (%) 45.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Belarus (%) 9.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Belgium (%) 60.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (%) 11.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Dec 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 24.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 19.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Brunei (%) 14.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2023
Bulgaria (%) 27.4 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Cambodia (%) 36.0 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Canada (%) 100.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 40.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
China (%) 63.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Colombia (%) 34.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2023
Croatia (%) 33.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 97.5 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Czech Republic (%) 37.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Denmark (%) 86.8 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Ecuador (%) 16.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Egypt (%) 8.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2023
Estonia (%) 37.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
European Union (%) 46.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2023
Finland (%) 74.9 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
France (%) 75.1 2022 yearly 1977 - 2022
Georgia (%) 36.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2023
Germany (%) 52.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2023
Greece (%) 47.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 92.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) 20.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Iceland (%) 73.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) 14.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 9.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Ireland (%) 27.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Israel (%) 42.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Italy (%) 49.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Japan (%) 66.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Jordan (%) 82.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 15.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
South Korea (%) 104.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Kosovo (%) 19.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Latvia (%) 19.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Lithuania (%) 23.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2023
Luxembourg (%) 68.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 87.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) 26.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Malawi (%) 0.3 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Malaysia (%) 81.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Malta (%) 43.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 20.6 Jun 2018 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2018
Mexico (%) 16.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (%) 22.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 24.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) 25.3 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Netherlands (%) 93.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (%) 91.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2023
Norway (%) 88.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 38.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 16.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
Poland (%) 24.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Portugal (%) 67.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Romania (%) 15.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) 21.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 11.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Serbia (%) 19.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2023
Singapore (%) 54.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) 46.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Slovenia (%) 28.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
South Africa (%) 40.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2023
Spain (%) 51.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 7.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Sweden (%) 87.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Switzerland (%) 128.4 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Syria (%) 14.6 2011 yearly 2004 - 2011
Taiwan (%) 88.7 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Thailand (%) 86.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
Tunisia (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Turkey (%) 11.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Ukraine (%) 4.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
United Arab Emirates (%) 106.2 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
United Kingdom (%) 84.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2023
United States (%) 64.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Uruguay (%) 10.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Venezuela (%) 3.4 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.7 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -27,183.026 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,335.849 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 12.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 255,431.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 64.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 547.094 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,832.750 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 435.266 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 31,636.312 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2024
Central Govt Current Expenditure: Total (MYR mn) 69,720.292 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Govt Debt: External (MYR mn) 281,496.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Govt Debt: Domestic (MYR mn) 891,014.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 3,103.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 27,636.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 13.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,353,330.916 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) 24,533.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 22.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2024
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) 2,875.871 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,842.504 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2,959.577 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1976 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 5,484.219 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2024
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 14,543.703 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2024
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 8,922.068 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2024
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 2,694.738 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 32,878.701 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2024
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 5,501.694 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2024
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 4,876.857 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 44,016.910 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2024
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 156.500 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2024
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 163.500 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2024
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 208.400 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2024
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 199.400 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2024
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 114.500 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,566.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 54.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,569.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 834.025 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 509.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -227.930 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 270,687.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.2 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 112,938.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 28.4 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 18.101 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 26,008.551 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) -14,423.570 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 20,253.423 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) -3,786.183 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -7,357.439 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 275,938.549 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 10,442.721 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -6,411.572 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 253.402 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -10,328.514 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -20,860.642 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 12,066.459 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 245,097.006 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 30,841.543 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,114.065 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) 10,195.199 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 8,148.235 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -2,294.486 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -121.432 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 3,916.942 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 62,411.943 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 9,585.136 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 54,978.930 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -19,912.305 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 4,709.020 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -7,433.013 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (ML) (MYR mn) 724,113.325 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 17,672.000 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 134,223.000 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Funds Inflow: Direct Investment Assets (DIA) (MYR mn) 44,542.336 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) 436.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 81.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,659.223 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 135,124.703 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 507,398.222 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 5.9 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1970 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1959 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 105,000.0 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1959 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.3 May 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,600.000 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 525,122.025 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 573,112.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.100 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 264.543 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 608.873 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1964 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 329,848.6 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 464,347.386 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.29 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 115.88 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,412,177.948 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2024
Banking System: Demand Deposits: Business Enterprises (MYR mn) 334,150.670 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
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) 3.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023

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