Canada vs Malaysia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Canada
71.85 billion SDR
in 2025
Malaysia
82.45 billion SDR
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
20th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Canada
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 82.45 billion SDR against 71.85 billion SDR in Canada, a difference of 10.60 billion SDR.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 908.34 million SDR | 256.40 million SDR | 651.94 million SDR | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.51 billion SDR | 484.60 million SDR | 1.03 billion SDR | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.81 billion SDR | 1.45 billion SDR | 1.36 billion SDR | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.94 billion SDR | 4.06 billion SDR | 118.69 million SDR | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 10.66 billion SDR | 15.03 billion SDR | 4.37 billion SDR | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 23.38 billion SDR | 42.29 billion SDR | 18.91 billion SDR | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 44.46 billion SDR | 74.57 billion SDR | 30.10 billion SDR | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 63.32 billion SDR | 78.01 billion SDR | 14.68 billion SDR | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Canada or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 82.45 billion SDR against 71.85 billion SDR in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Canada and Malaysia?
- 10.60 billion SDR, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malaysia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Malaysia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 20th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International Liquidity (IL) 2026 April