Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 8,055 current LCU per person in 2025. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Malaysia, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Malaysia is 8,055 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 12,241 current LCU per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 150.99 current LCU per person, in 1967.
Malaysia ranks 123rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170.4 current LCU per person | 150.99 current LCU per person | 200.73 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 386.12 current LCU per person | 209.77 current LCU per person | 715.84 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 781.88 current LCU per person | 362.46 current LCU per person | 1,277 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,658 current LCU per person | 1,319 current LCU per person | 5,095 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,855 current LCU per person | 4,986 current LCU per person | 10,744 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,635 current LCU per person | 8,590 current LCU per person | 12,241 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,679 current LCU per person | 7,282 current LCU per person | 10,324 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 120 France 9,153 current LCU per person compare
- 121 Tonga 8,920 current LCU per person compare
- 122 Eswatini, Kingdom of 8,587 current LCU per person compare
- 124 Micronesia, Federated States of 8,015 current LCU per person compare
- 125 Barbados 8,005 current LCU per person compare
- 126 Peru 7,888 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 117.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.45 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 2.96 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 289.80 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 117.9% (2025)
- Broad money 120.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 117.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4.28 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 166,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Malaysia?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Malaysia was 8,055 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,241 current LCU per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.99 current LCU per person in 1967.
- How does Malaysia rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.