Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malaysia
Malaysia: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 4.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malaysia, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 4.7% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malaysia peaked at 30.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 142nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.1% | — |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -23.9% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 12.1% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 8.8% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 35.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 26.13 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 35.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malaysia?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malaysia was 4.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Malaysia ranks 142nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.