Japan vs Malaysia: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 411.00 million against 187.44 million in Malaysia, a difference of 223.56 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.2 times Malaysia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 6th and Malaysia ranks 7th of 62 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.95 billion | 34.82 million | 37.91 billion | Japan |
| 2010s | 606.00 million | 39.06 million | 566.94 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 488.83 million | 35.57 million | 453.26 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 411.00 million against 187.44 million in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between Japan and Malaysia?
- 223.56 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Japan ranks 6th and Malaysia ranks 7th of 62 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits, banks and other financial institutions in the reporting country (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Mone. 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.