Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia
Malaysia: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -33.37 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded -33.37 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and down 349.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malaysia peaked at 12.90 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, -43.33 billion, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 85th out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 1.36 billion | -2.05 billion | 12.90 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.85 billion | -24.35 billion | 6.94 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -29.92 billion | -43.33 billion | -12.27 billion | 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 -33.37 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 12.90 billion in 2007.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.33 billion in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Malaysia ranks 85th out of 91 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 349.9%. 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) (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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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.