Foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Foreign liabilities per capita was 13,684 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
13,684 current US$
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
55th
of 150 countries
All-time high
14,169 current US$
in 2013
All-time low
3,949 current US$
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia, 1995–2020

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1995200720201995: 4.3k current US$1996: 5.1k current US$1997: 4.5k current US$1998: 3.9k current US$1999: 4.4k current US$2000: 4.2k current US$2001: 4.2k current US$2002: 4.4k current US$2003: 4.8k current US$2004: 5.6k current US$2005: 5.4k current US$2006: 6.5k current US$2007: 8.9k current US$2008: 7.3k current US$2009: 8.2k current US$2010: 10.6k current US$2011: 11.9k current US$2012: 13.7k current US$2013: 14.2k current US$2014: 13.7k current US$2015: 11.7k current US$2016: 11.7k current US$2017: 13.3k current US$2018: 13.3k current US$2019: 13.6k current US$2020: 13.7k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia stood at 13,684 current US$.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia peaked at 14,169 current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,949 current US$, in 1998.

That places Malaysia 55th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,473 current US$ 3,949 current US$ 5,127 current US$ 5
2000s 5,952 current US$ 4,190 current US$ 8,938 current US$ 10
2010s 12,763 current US$ 10,584 current US$ 14,169 current US$ 10
2020s 13,684 current US$ 13,684 current US$ 13,684 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 52 Costa Rica 14,375 current US$ compare
  2. 53 Bulgaria 13,881 current US$ compare
  3. 54 Mongolia 13,740 current US$ compare
  4. 56 Jamaica 12,754 current US$ compare
  5. 57 Guyana 12,731 current US$ compare
  6. 58 Serbia 12,687 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia was 13,684 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 14,169 current US$ in 2013.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,949 current US$ in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Malaysia ranks 55th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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