Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Malaysia
Malaysia: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 19.94 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 19.94 billion for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Malaysia peaked at 23.13 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 660.70 million, in 2003.
Malaysia ranks 13th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.80 billion | — |
| 2001 | 2.00 billion | -58.4% |
| 2002 | 709.60 million | -64.4% |
| 2003 | 660.70 million | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 1.66 billion | +151.2% |
| 2005 | 1.33 billion | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 2.18 billion | +63.6% |
| 2007 | 1.99 billion | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 1.04 billion | -48.0% |
| 2009 | 1.10 billion | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 2.19 billion | +99.6% |
| 2011 | 1.91 billion | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 2.33 billion | +22.3% |
| 2013 | 4.47 billion | +92.1% |
| 2014 | 3.42 billion | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 12.13 billion | +254.4% |
| 2016 | 9.23 billion | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 2.35 billion | -74.6% |
| 2018 | 6.85 billion | +191.6% |
| 2019 | 3.20 billion | -53.2% |
| 2020 | 3.20 billion | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.49 billion | +71.9% |
| 2022 | 21.87 billion | +297.9% |
| 2023 | 13.21 billion | -39.6% |
| 2024 | 23.13 billion | +75.1% |
| 2025 | 19.94 billion | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 billion | 660.70 million | 4.80 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.81 billion | 1.91 billion | 12.13 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.47 billion | 3.20 billion | 23.13 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,548 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Malaysia?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Malaysia was 19.94 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.13 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 660.70 million in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Malaysia ranks 13th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits, with Other National Central Banks, BIS and IMF (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities . Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.