Malaysia vs Philippines: Reserves excluding gold
Malaysia
87.75 billion SDR
in 2025
Philippines
67.36 billion SDR
in 2025
Malaysia rank
22nd
Philippines rank
25th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Malaysia
- Philippines
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 87.75 billion SDR against 67.36 billion SDR in Philippines, a difference of 20.38 billion SDR.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Malaysia ranks 22nd and Philippines ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 256.40 million SDR | 171.35 million SDR | 85.05 million SDR | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 499.83 million SDR | 95.32 million SDR | 404.51 million SDR | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 1.55 billion SDR | 971.22 million SDR | 582.16 million SDR | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 4.32 billion SDR | 1.07 billion SDR | 3.25 billion SDR | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 15.49 billion SDR | 4.66 billion SDR | 10.82 billion SDR | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 42.91 billion SDR | 13.81 billion SDR | 29.11 billion SDR | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 76.26 billion SDR | 49.47 billion SDR | 26.79 billion SDR | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 82.75 billion SDR | 69.10 billion SDR | 13.65 billion SDR | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Malaysia or Philippines?
- Malaysia, at 87.75 billion SDR against 67.36 billion SDR in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Malaysia and Philippines?
- 20.38 billion SDR, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Philippines?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Philippines rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd and Philippines ranks 25th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.