Korea vs Malaysia: Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in over time
- Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 33.94 billion against 29.54 billion in Malaysia, a difference of 4.40 billion.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malaysia ahead.
Korea ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 82 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.02 billion | 12.81 billion | 4.79 billion | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 29.78 billion | 33.89 billion | 4.11 billion | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 30.79 billion | 23.11 billion | 7.68 billion | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in, Korea or Malaysia?
- Korea, at 33.94 billion against 29.54 billion in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in between Korea and Malaysia?
- 4.40 billion, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in?
- Korea ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in Currencies not in SDR basket (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.