Malaysia's automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) was 52.17 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.1% from 54.98 in 2014 (0.52% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 52.17 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 54.14 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 54.98 | 2014 |
| Highest | 56.27 | 2013 |
| Lowest | 30.96 | 2005 |
| Average since 2015 | 51.36 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 30.96 | 2005 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Malaysia's automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) rose 1.63 on 2023 (from 50.55 to 52.17).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +1.09 and a typical year strayed about 2.92 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.5 in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.74 in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Malaysia had the 58th highest value of the 149 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 52.17 | 2024 |
| World | 41.91 | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 46.52 | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 52.3 | 2024 |
Closest to Malaysia in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Automated teller machines (ATMs) are electromechanical devices which enable customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions such as cash withdrawals, balance inquiries, deposits, transfer of funds, and obtaining account information, using an electronic card.
Limitations: Population-based ratios of the number of branches and ATMs assume a uniform distribution of bank outlets within a country's area and across its population, while in most countries bank branches and ATMs are concentrated in urban centers of the country and are accessible only to some individuals.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 20 values
| Year | Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.17 |
| 2023 | 50.55 |
| 2022 | 50.67 |
| 2021 | 51.98 |
| 2020 | 53.42 |
| 2019 | 54.14 |
| 2018 | 48.7 |
| 2017 | 49.46 |
| 2016 | 49.37 |
| 2015 | 53.11 |
| 2014 |
Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) in nearby economies
- Australia — 105.22 (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 70.92 (2021)
- Cambodia — 47.61 (2024)
- China — 67.83 (2024)
- Fiji — 45.49 (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 46.04 (2024)
- Indonesia — 45.64 (2024)
- Japan — 107.04 (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 244.47 (2023)
- Lao PDR
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 117.92% (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 2.96 trillion (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 289.8 billion (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 117.94% (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 2.44 trillion (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 120.64% (2025)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio — 4.53 (2025)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 134.6 (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 1.38% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Malaysia's automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults)?
- 52.17 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 68.54% from 30.96 in 2005 (2.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 56.27 in 2013 and the lowest 30.96 in 2005.
- How does Malaysia rank?
- 58th highest of 149 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) unusual for Malaysia?
- In 2024, Malaysia's automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) rose 1.63 on 2023 (from 50.55 to 52.17). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +1.09 and a typical year strayed about 2.92 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FB.ATM.TOTL.P5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/?sk=E5DCAB7E-A5CA-4892-A6EA-598B5463A34C Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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