Foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Foreign liabilities per capita was 13,841 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
13,841 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
53rd
of 149 countries
All-time high
16,070 real chained 2019 US$
in 2013
All-time low
6,214 real chained 2019 US$
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia, 1995–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k1995200720201995: 7.6k real chained 2019 US$1996: 8.7k real chained 2019 US$1997: 7.5k real chained 2019 US$1998: 6.2k real chained 2019 US$1999: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$2000: 6.3k real chained 2019 US$2001: 6.2k real chained 2019 US$2002: 6.4k real chained 2019 US$2003: 6.9k real chained 2019 US$2004: 8.0k real chained 2019 US$2005: 7.5k real chained 2019 US$2006: 8.7k real chained 2019 US$2007: 11.7k real chained 2019 US$2008: 9.1k real chained 2019 US$2009: 10.1k real chained 2019 US$2010: 12.9k real chained 2019 US$2011: 14.0k real chained 2019 US$2012: 15.9k real chained 2019 US$2013: 16.1k real chained 2019 US$2014: 15.1k real chained 2019 US$2015: 12.6k real chained 2019 US$2016: 12.4k real chained 2019 US$2017: 13.5k real chained 2019 US$2018: 13.4k real chained 2019 US$2019: 13.6k real chained 2019 US$2020: 13.8k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 13,841 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia peaked at 16,070 real chained 2019 US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,214 real chained 2019 US$, in 1998.

Malaysia ranks 53rd of 149 countries on this measure, 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 7,368 real chained 2019 US$ 6,214 real chained 2019 US$ 8,720 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 8,095 real chained 2019 US$ 6,245 real chained 2019 US$ 11,700 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 13,927 real chained 2019 US$ 12,381 real chained 2019 US$ 16,070 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 13,841 real chained 2019 US$ 13,841 real chained 2019 US$ 13,841 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 50 Lebanon 15,559 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 51 Saudi Arabia 14,761 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 52 Costa Rica 14,271 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 54 Bulgaria 13,652 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 55 Mongolia 13,251 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 56 Serbia 12,490 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Malaysia was 13,841 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 16,070 real chained 2019 US$ in 2013.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,214 real chained 2019 US$ in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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