Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.6137 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia stood at 0.6137 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1576 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1984.
Malaysia ranks 128th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5779 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4502 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7514 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.463 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3655 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5526 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3885 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1576 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5995 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7465 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3504 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7867 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7643 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6133 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9469 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 125 Ghana 0.7205 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7064 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Palestine, State of 0.6879 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Malta 0.596 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Fiji 0.5574 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Ireland 0.5532 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1746 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,292 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,439 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,550 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,548 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.67 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.6137 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1576 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- How does Malaysia rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.