Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 3,492 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Malaysia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Malaysia is 3,492 US dollar per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Malaysia peaked at 4,709 US dollar per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 285.33 US dollar per person, in 1983.
Malaysia ranks 50th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 341.46 US dollar per person | — |
| 1981 | 308.88 US dollar per person | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 293.29 US dollar per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 285.33 US dollar per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 294.41 US dollar per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 352.87 US dollar per person | +19.9% |
| 1986 | 406.08 US dollar per person | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 483.61 US dollar per person | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 404.73 US dollar per person | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 465.25 US dollar per person | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 563.37 US dollar per person | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 611.56 US dollar per person | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 961.78 US dollar per person | +57.3% |
| 1993 | 1,467 US dollar per person | +52.5% |
| 1994 | 1,346 US dollar per person | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 1,267 US dollar per person | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 1,396 US dollar per person | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 1,787 US dollar per person | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 2,621 US dollar per person | +46.7% |
| 2005 | 2,715 US dollar per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3,112 US dollar per person | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 3,759 US dollar per person | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 3,324 US dollar per person | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 3,440 US dollar per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 3,719 US dollar per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 4,569 US dollar per person | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 4,709 US dollar per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 4,462 US dollar per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 3,778 US dollar per person | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 3,052 US dollar per person | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 2,972 US dollar per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3,155 US dollar per person | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 3,080 US dollar per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3,098 US dollar per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,179 US dollar per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 3,401 US dollar per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 3,288 US dollar per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 3,229 US dollar per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 3,272 US dollar per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 3,492 US dollar per person | +6.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 3,492 US dollar per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,918 US dollar per person, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 3,492 US dollar per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,694 US dollar per person, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 363.59 US dollar per person | 285.33 US dollar per person | 483.61 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 989.85 US dollar per person | 563.37 US dollar per person | 1,467 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,602 US dollar per person | 1,267 US dollar per person | 3,759 US dollar per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,660 US dollar per person | 2,972 US dollar per person | 4,709 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,310 US dollar per person | 3,179 US dollar per person | 3,492 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 47 Cayman Islands 3,734 US dollar per person compare
- 48 Albania 3,654 US dollar per person compare
- 49 Montenegro 3,523 US dollar per person compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,488 US dollar per person compare
- 52 Slovakia 3,344 US dollar per person compare
- 53 Costa Rica 3,316 US dollar per person compare
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 reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Malaysia?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Malaysia was 3,492 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,709 US dollar per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 285.33 US dollar per person in 1983.
- How does Malaysia rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.