Malaysia: Financial development

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 Malaysia

Financial development

 Latest value 0.727
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.521
 Min - Max 0.281 - 0.732
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.727 index points, a decline from 0.732 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Malaysia from 1980 to 2021 is 0.521 index points. The minimum value, 0.281 index points, was reached in 1982 while the maximum of 0.732 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Malaysia: Financial development
 2021 0.727
 2020 0.732
 2019 0.648
 2018 0.659
 2017 0.666
 2016 0.651
 2015 0.661
 2014 0.675




Definition: An index for overall financial development based on the two subindexes for financial institutions development and financial markets development. See the indicator menu and Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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