Since the late 2000s, there has been a growing gap between the actual household debt of the average Malaysian household to the acceptable amount.
A recent report released earlier this month recorded the nation's household debt for year 2013 rose to a new high of 86.8% of gross domestic product (GDP) from 80.5% from the previous year making it the highest in Asia.
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