Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia
Malaysia: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -236.70 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia stood at -236.70 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.2% on the previous year and down 136.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia peaked at -63.00 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, -391.00 million, in 2003.
That places Malaysia 41st out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -262.30 million | -391.00 million | -63.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -123.97 million | -172.20 million | -79.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -199.57 million | -271.56 million | -151.16 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia was -236.70 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was -63.00 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -391.00 million in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Malaysia ranks 41st out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 136.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, interest, More than 3 months and up to 1 year, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IR. 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.