What is the difference in reserve assets between Malaysia and Spain?

2.44 billion US dollar, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?

40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Spain: Reserve assets

Malaysia

125.64 billion US dollar

in 2025

Spain

128.09 billion US dollar

in 2025

Malaysia rank

25th

Spain rank

23rd

Reserve assets over time

Malaysia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 128.09 billion US dollar against 125.64 billion US dollar in Malaysia, a difference of 2.44 billion US dollar.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.

Malaysia ranks 25th and Spain ranks 23rd of 174 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.56 billion US dollar	19.48 billion US dollar	13.92 billion US dollar	Spain
1990s	18.88 billion US dollar	52.02 billion US dollar	33.14 billion US dollar	Spain
2000s	68.48 billion US dollar	25.02 billion US dollar	43.46 billion US dollar	Malaysia
2010s	112.70 billion US dollar	55.82 billion US dollar	56.88 billion US dollar	Malaysia
2020s	115.63 billion US dollar	100.93 billion US dollar	14.69 billion US dollar	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, Malaysia or Spain?: Spain, at 128.09 billion US dollar against 125.64 billion US dollar in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets between Malaysia and Spain?: 2.44 billion US dollar, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for reserve assets?: Malaysia ranks 25th and Spain ranks 23rd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar)
Unit: US dollar
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 176 places, 4,530 data points, 1948–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.