Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Malaysia
Malaysia: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 190,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Malaysia, 2011–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 190,000 for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Malaysia peaked at 200,000 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 160,000, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 200,000 | — |
| 2012 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 180,000 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 170,000 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 180,000 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 170,000 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 190,000 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 170,000 | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 160,000 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 190,000 | +18.8% |
| 2025 | 190,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 182,222 | 170,000 | 200,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 178,333 | 160,000 | 190,000 | 6 |
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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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Malaysia?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Malaysia was 190,000 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 200,000 in 2011.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,000 in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Malaysia ranks 8th out of 52 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 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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), Other foreign currency assets, other (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). 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.