Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Malaysia
Malaysia: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 89.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Malaysia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 89.1% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Malaysia ranks 31st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 82.0% | — |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 0.0% | 82.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 76.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 29 Netherlands 98.7% compare
- 30 Hungary 91.1% compare
- 32 Costa Rica 86.0% compare
- 33 Slovakia 85.4% compare
- 34 Armenia 82.5% compare
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Malaysia?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Malaysia was 89.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.