Malaysia Domestic Credit Growth

1988 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Domestic Credit Growth

  • Malaysia Domestic Credit increased 5.3 % YoY in Dec 2025, compared with an increase of 5.2 % YoY in the previous month
  • Malaysia Domestic Credit Growth YoY data is updated monthly
  • It averaged 6.8 %, available from Jan 1988 to Dec 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 33.3 % in Jun 1997 and a record low of -6.1 % in Apr 1999

CEIC calculates Domestic Credit Growth from monthly Domestic Credit. Domestic Credit is calculated as the sum of Net Claims on Government and Claims on Private Sector. Bank Negara Malaysia provides Domestic Credit in local currency. Since January 2014, Domestic Credit is based on the new taxonomy aligned to IFRS. Domestic Credit prior to January 2014 is based on taxonomy in 1999.


Further information about Malaysia Domestic Credit Growth

  • In the latest reports, Malaysia Domestic Credit reached 731.8 USD bn in Dec 2025
  • Money Supply M2 in Malaysia increased to 637.0 USD bn YoY in Dec 2025
  • Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 112.9 USD bn in Dec 2025
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 5.8 Months of Import in Oct 2025
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.4 % in Dec 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.4 % in the previous month
  • Household Debt of Malaysia reached 84.1 % in Dec 2024, accounting for 84.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Malaysia's Domestic Credit Growth from Jan 1988 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Malaysia Domestic Credit Growth

What was Malaysia's Domestic Credit Growth in Dec 2025?

Malaysia Domestic Credit increased 5.3 % YoY in Dec 2025, compared with an increase of 5.2 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.3 Dec 2025 5.2 Nov 2025 -6.1 Apr 1999 33.3 Jun 1997 % monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025

Domestic Credit Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 9.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 9.5 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Argentina (%) 67.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Armenia (%) 20.6 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Nov 2025
Australia (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 9.9 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1992 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1988 - Dec 2025
Belarus (%) 11.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Bolivia (%) 10.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.7 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 9.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 13.4 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Brunei (%) 4.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Canada (%) 4.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) 4.6 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Nov 2025
China (%) 7.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 10.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Oct 2025
Croatia (%) 5.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 2.2 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2006 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Denmark (%) -11.6 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Ecuador (%) 10.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 21.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jun 1993 - May 2025
European Union (%) 0.5 May 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - May 2025
Finland (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
France (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Georgia (%) 13.1 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1996 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Ghana (%) -9.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - May 2025
Greece (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.1 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 8.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 7.8 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 1994 - Feb 2025
India (%) 12.6 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (%) 9.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Iran (%) 26.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Ireland (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Israel (%) 12.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2025
Italy (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 10.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Nov 2025
Japan (%) -0.2 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2004 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 13.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 8.0 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Jul 2025
South Korea (%) 4.9 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 15.4 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2008 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 17.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 69.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Laos (%) 12.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
Latvia (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - May 2025
Lebanon (%) -32.7 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - May 2025
Luxembourg (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) -27.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1985 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (%) 17.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 51.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Malaysia (%) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (%) 8.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 8.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Moldova (%) 18.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (%) 22.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 9.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 8.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 12.6 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2025
Myanmar (%) 16.4 Jan 2021 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2021
Nepal (%) 4.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
New Zealand (%) 4.2 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1989 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.7 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1991 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 4.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2025
Pakistan (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 2009 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 6.8 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 1.2 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Paraguay (%) 9.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 13.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Philippines (%) 10.1 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 0.3 Aug 2019 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2019
Qatar (%) 6.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) 8.3 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 14.1 May 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - May 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 11.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 21.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Singapore (%) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 2.2 May 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - May 2025
Slovenia (%) -86.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2025
South Africa (%) 10.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1966 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Sudan (%) 78.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Sweden (%) -3.1 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Switzerland (%) 2.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - 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 (%) 14.7 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 (%) 65.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 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: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 73,645.377 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 7,202.349 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; 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
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 245.300 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) 2,192.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 493.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 8,209.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3,381.831 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 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) 343,887.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 146,770.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 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) -2,365.222 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) -12,322.202 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 2,046.905 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) 12,279.538 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 22,798.179 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 1,454.189 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 14,237.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -9,104.748 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -1,833.812 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 305,750.272 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -1,112.311 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) 5,046.915 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 282,105.425 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -15,875.174 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 74,611.248 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 69,564.333 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 11,116.744 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -3,121.156 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 34,086.111 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) -13,258.536 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -23,523.701 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 23,644.847 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 24,981.363 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) 44.404 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 14,041.362 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 46,321.880 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
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) 113,800.0 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Jan 2026
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) 5,900.000 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
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 (%) 117.40 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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