Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 2,631 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Malaysia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Malaysia is 2,631 US dollar per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Malaysia peaked at 2,631 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 81.06 US dollar per person, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 76th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 81.06 US dollar per person | — |
| 1981 | 331.74 US dollar per person | +309.2% |
| 1982 | 216.5 US dollar per person | -34.7% |
| 1983 | 219.79 US dollar per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 243.86 US dollar per person | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 209.73 US dollar per person | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 330.58 US dollar per person | +57.6% |
| 1987 | 308.59 US dollar per person | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 162.63 US dollar per person | -47.3% |
| 1989 | 285.6 US dollar per person | +75.6% |
| 1990 | 157.42 US dollar per person | -44.9% |
| 1991 | 131.23 US dollar per person | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 106.13 US dollar per person | -19.1% |
| 1993 | 201.44 US dollar per person | +89.8% |
| 1994 | 210.09 US dollar per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 839.41 US dollar per person | +299.5% |
| 2002 | 813.98 US dollar per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 757.27 US dollar per person | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 968.51 US dollar per person | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 784.03 US dollar per person | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 1,140 US dollar per person | +45.4% |
| 2007 | 1,819 US dollar per person | +59.6% |
| 2008 | 1,501 US dollar per person | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 1,512 US dollar per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,806 US dollar per person | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 1,953 US dollar per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2,298 US dollar per person | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 2,316 US dollar per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,490 US dollar per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 2,114 US dollar per person | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 2,040 US dollar per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2,366 US dollar per person | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 2,290 US dollar per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,371 US dollar per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2,366 US dollar per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,604 US dollar per person | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 2,452 US dollar per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 2,354 US dollar per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 2,232 US dollar per person | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 2,631 US dollar per person | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 239.01 US dollar per person | 81.06 US dollar per person | 331.74 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 161.26 US dollar per person | 106.13 US dollar per person | 210.09 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,126 US dollar per person | 757.27 US dollar per person | 1,819 US dollar per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,204 US dollar per person | 1,806 US dollar per person | 2,490 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,440 US dollar per person | 2,232 US dollar per person | 2,631 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 73 Serbia 2,829 US dollar per person compare
- 74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,776 US dollar per person compare
- 75 Romania 2,701 US dollar per person compare
- 77 Guyana 2,528 US dollar per person compare
- 78 Belarus 2,429 US dollar per person compare
- 79 Dominican Republic 2,387 US dollar per person compare
More external debt data for Malaysia
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2016)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2016)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2016)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2016)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 0 NFL, current US$ (2016)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 94.67 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 19.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 55.69 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Malaysia?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Malaysia was 2,631 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,631 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.06 US dollar per person in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Malaysia ranks 76th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.