01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Malaysia

Malaysia: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks was 66.22 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
66.22 billion
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
34th
of 209 countries
All-time high
66.22 billion
in 2025
All-time low
15.59 billion
in 2001
Years of data
31
1995–2025

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Malaysia, 1995–2025

20.0B40.0B60.0B1995201020251995: 16.1B1996: 16.1B1997: 27.1B1998: 22.6B1999: 19.1B2000: 16.5B2001: 15.6B2002: 16.8B2003: 17.3B2004: 18.8B2005: 21.0B2006: 27.5B2007: 28.9B2008: 41.3B2009: 24.7B2010: 27.5B2011: 37.1B2012: 33.4B2013: 37.3B2014: 51.8B2015: 51.0B2016: 47.5B2017: 49.1B2018: 65.0B2019: 61.4B2020: 62.7B2021: 64.3B2022: 60.7B2023: 62.3B2024: 60.8B2025: 66.2B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 66.22 billion for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Malaysia peaked at 66.22 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.59 billion, in 2001.

Malaysia ranks 34th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Malaysia, 1995 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1995 16.12 billion —
1996 16.08 billion -0.3%
1997 27.08 billion +68.4%
1998 22.55 billion -16.7%
1999 19.15 billion -15.1%
2000 16.54 billion -13.6%
2001 15.59 billion -5.7%
2002 16.84 billion +8.0%
2003 17.31 billion +2.8%
2004 18.84 billion +8.8%
2005 21.02 billion +11.6%
2006 27.51 billion +30.9%
2007 28.92 billion +5.1%
2008 41.33 billion +42.9%
2009 24.73 billion -40.2%
2010 27.51 billion +11.2%
2011 37.11 billion +34.9%
2012 33.35 billion -10.1%
2013 37.26 billion +11.7%
2014 51.84 billion +39.1%
2015 50.99 billion -1.6%
2016 47.46 billion -6.9%
2017 49.09 billion +3.4%
2018 65.01 billion +32.4%
2019 61.38 billion -5.6%
2020 62.70 billion +2.2%
2021 64.26 billion +2.5%
2022 60.70 billion -5.5%
2023 62.33 billion +2.7%
2024 60.80 billion -2.5%
2025 66.22 billion +8.9%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 66.22 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.17 billion, 30.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 66.22 billion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.86 billion, 13.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.20 billion 16.08 billion 27.08 billion 5
2000s 22.86 billion 15.59 billion 41.33 billion 10
2010s 46.10 billion 27.51 billion 65.01 billion 10
2020s 62.84 billion 60.70 billion 66.22 billion 6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 31 Mexico 94.82 billion compare
  2. 32 Indonesia 94.80 billion compare
  3. 33 Poland 83.60 billion compare
  4. 35 Bahrain 65.45 billion compare
  5. 36 Austria 65.16 billion compare
  6. 37 Panama 62.28 billion compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Malaysia?
01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Malaysia was 66.22 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 66.22 billion in 2025.
What is the lowest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.59 billion in 2001.
How does Malaysia rank for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Malaysia ranks 34th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.