Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia
Malaysia: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -3.13 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded -3.13 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% on the previous year and down 11,460.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia peaked at -26.49 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, -5.13 billion, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 79th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -124.70 million | -168.00 million | -82.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -305.82 million | -1.36 billion | -26.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.40 billion | -5.13 billion | -1.88 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 82,207 current LCU per person (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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 117.9% (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 -3.13 billion 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 -26.49 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.13 billion in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Malaysia ranks 79th out of 86 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 11,460.3%. 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 Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, More than 1 and up to 3 months (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central G. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.