Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 910,172 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 910,172 current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,082 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 117th of 185 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 | 4,673 current LCU per square kilometre | 4,082 current LCU per square kilometre | 6,077 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,717 current LCU per square kilometre | 6,499 current LCU per square kilometre | 27,513 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,924 current LCU per square kilometre | 16,282 current LCU per square kilometre | 67,281 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 166,448 current LCU per square kilometre | 73,640 current LCU per square kilometre | 347,901 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 621,060 current LCU per square kilometre | 354,847 current LCU per square kilometre | 882,879 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | 864,982 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 963,734 current LCU per square kilometre | 910,172 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 114 Türkiye 959,204 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 115 Sweden 936,750 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 116 Saudi Arabia 929,627 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 118 Morocco 788,443 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 119 Lesotho 727,240 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 120 Congo 676,328 current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 82,207 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 43.75 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 3.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 82.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 87.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 117.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Malaysia was 910,172 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,082 current LCU per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.