Malaysia's bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) was 1.37% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.24 percentage points from 1.61% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.37% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.57% | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.61% | 2015 |
| Highest | 9.39% | 2005 |
| Lowest | 1.37% | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | 1.56% | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 9.39% | 2005 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Malaysia's bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) fell 0.07 percentage points on 2024 (from 1.44% to 1.37%).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was −0.42 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 0.11 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 2 percentage points in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% 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 2025, Malaysia had the 72nd highest value of the 83 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.
Closest to Malaysia in the 2025 ranking
- Netherlands — 68th of 83: 1.44%
- Finland — 69th of 83: 1.41%
- Kuwait — 70th of 83: 1.4%
- Estonia — 72nd of 83: 1.33%
- Czechia — 73rd of 83: 1.11%
- Saudi Arabia — 74th of 83: 1.04%
What this measures
The indicator measures the proportion of a deposit taker’s loan portfolio that is impaired or at risk of default. It is calculated as the ratio of non-performing loans (NPLs) to total gross loans, where NPLs are defined as loans that are past due by 90 days or more or are otherwise considered unlikely to be repaid in full without the realization of collateral. Both non-performing loans and total gross loans should be reported at their gross book value, without deducting for loan-loss provisions or collateral. This indicator provides a key measure of asset quality and potential credit risk in the banking system.
Limitations: Reporting countries compile the data using different methodologies, which may also vary for different points in time for the same country. Users are advised to consult the accompanying metadata on the IMF FSI website (data.imf.org) to conduct more meaningful cross-country comparisons or to assess the evolution of the indicator for any of the countries.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a ratio of non-performing/total loan portfolio.
All 21 values
| Year | Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.37 |
| 2024 | 1.44 |
| 2023 | 1.65 |
| 2022 | 1.72 |
| 2021 | 1.68 |
| 2020 | 1.57 |
| 2019 | 1.52 |
| 2018 | 1.47 |
| 2017 | 1.55 |
| 2016 | 1.61 |
| 2015 |
Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) in nearby economies
- Australia — 1% (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 2.82% (2022)
- Cambodia — 6.56% (2024)
- China — 1.5% (2024)
- Fiji — 8.48% (2021)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.56% (2025)
- Indonesia — 1.92% (2025)
- Japan — 1.23% (2022)
- Korea, Rep. — 0.26% (2023)
- Macao SAR, China
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 bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%)?
- 1.37% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 8.02 percentage points from 9.39% in 2005. The highest value was 9.39% in 2005 and the lowest 1.37% in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank?
- 72nd highest of 83 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) unusual for Malaysia?
- In 2025, Malaysia's bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) fell 0.07 percentage points on 2024 (from 1.44% to 1.37%). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was −0.42 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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.AST.NPER.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Soundness Indicators, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF:EXTERNAL_DATASET_CARDS/IMF.STA:LFSI 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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