Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Malaysia's real interest rate stands at 5.3% as of 2025-12-31, up from 4.46% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1969 to 2025 (57 observations).
In 2025, Malaysia's real interest rate was 5.3%, up from 4.46% in 2024.
In 2024, Malaysia's real interest rate was 4.46%, down from 7.3% in 2023.
In 2023, Malaysia's real interest rate was 7.3%, up from -2.25% in 2022.
In 2022, Malaysia's real interest rate was -2.25%, down from -2.11% in 2021.
In 2021, Malaysia's real interest rate was -2.11%, down from 4.8% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.3% | +0.841% |
| 2024 | 4.46% | -2.84% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +9.55% |
| 2022 | -2.25% | -0.1348% |
| 2021 | -2.11% | -6.91% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -0.0001% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +0.5246% |
| 2018 | 4.28% | +3.48% |
| 2017 | 0.7989% | -2.03% |
| 2016 | 2.83% | -0.4811% |
| 2015 | 3.31% | +1.24% |
| 2014 | 2.07% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.47% | +0.7191% |
| 2012 | 3.75% | +4.22% |
| 2011 | -0.4719% | +1.64% |
| 2010 | -2.11% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 11.78% | +15.69% |
| 2008 | -3.9% | -5.36% |
| 2007 | 1.46% | -0.9523% |
| 2006 | 2.41% | +5.08% |
| 2005 | -2.67% | -2.71% |
| 2004 | 0.0345% | -2.87% |
| 2003 | 2.91% | -0.3903% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -5.55% |
| 2001 | 8.85% | +9.93% |
| 2000 | -1.09% | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 8.51% | +5.16% |
| 1998 | 3.35% | -3.55% |
| 1997 | 6.91% | +0.8644% |
| 1996 | 6.04% | +1.12% |
| 1995 | 4.92% | +0.2739% |
| 1994 | 4.64% | -1.17% |
| 1993 | 5.81% | -1.75% |
| 1992 | 7.56% | +2% |
| 1991 | 5.56% | +0.768% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +0.5507% |
| 1989 | 4.24% | -1.24% |
| 1988 | 5.48% | +2.98% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -20.45% |
| 1986 | 22.96% | +8.57% |
| 1985 | 14.39% | +7.31% |
| 1984 | 7.08% | +1.54% |
| 1983 | 5.54% | -4.05% |
| 1982 | 9.59% | -1.13% |
| 1981 | 10.72% | +7.67% |
| 1980 | 3.05% | +5.39% |
| 1979 | -2.35% | -1.89% |
| 1978 | -0.4556% | -2.89% |
| 1977 | 2.44% | +4.83% |
| 1976 | -2.39% | -16.14% |
| 1975 | 13.75% | +15.06% |
| 1974 | -1.31% | +5.49% |
| 1973 | -6.8% | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | -1.21% |
| 1971 | 9.7% | -0.055% |
| 1970 | 9.76% | +5.72% |
| 1969 | 4.04% | — |
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Malaysia's real interest rate is 5.3% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.46% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 22.96% (1986); the lowest is -6.8% (1973), across data from 1969 to 2025.
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