The Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

Malaysia, 2024

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Reference ID

MYS_2024_FINDEX_v02_M

Producer(s)

Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

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Created on

Jan 05, 2026

Last modified

Jan 05, 2026

Saved for any reason (fin18)

Data file: Findex_Microdata_2025_updateMalaysia

Overview

Valid: 490

Invalid: 510

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 3

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 12

Range: 1 - 3

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

In the past 12 months, have you saved or set aside any money for any reason?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	88	18%
2	No	395	80.6%
3	Don't know	7	1.4%
4	Refused	0	0%
Sysmiss		510

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Fin17A, Fin17B, and Fin17C = "no/dk/r"

Others

Notes

Note: "no/dk/r" indicates the response categories: no, dk="don't know" and r="refused" Words in brackets [] indicate local or economy-specific terminology.

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