Bank pre-tax ROA rose 16.5% yoy to 1.62% in Malaysia in 1Q2025, according to the National Central Bank. This is 12.8% more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank pre-tax ROA in Malaysia reached an all time high of 1.84% in 1Q2008 and an all time low of 0.971% in 1Q2021.
Malaysia has been ranked 39th within the group of 50 countries we follow in terms of bank pre-tax ROA, 34 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Pre-Tax Return on Assets (Pre-Tax ROA) | Unit | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 |
| Cambodia | % | 1.07% | 1.02% | 1.08% | 0.411% | 0.268% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.743% | 0.705% | 0.744% | 0.694% | 0.682% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 2.67% | 2.69% | 2.60% | 2.66% | 2.73% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaysia | % | 1.40% | 1.36% | 1.39% | 1.44% | 1.49% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Philippines | % | 1.77% | 1.72% | 1.76% | 1.76% | 1.77% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | % | 1.32% | 1.23% | 1.31% | 1.37% | 1.37% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | -0.893% | -1.03% | 1.45% | 1.48% | ... | ... | ... |
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