Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.2661 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Malaysia stood at 0.2661 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 0.5309 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.128 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1984.
That places Malaysia 48th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.181 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.1655 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1513 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1343 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.128 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1724 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +34.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2307 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2446 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1928 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2075 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2282 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2283 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3061 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4236 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3581 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3222 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3345 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4011 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5309 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4889 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5054 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5245 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.397 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4783 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4179 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4472 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4442 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3431 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3163 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3136 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3198 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2825 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2837 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3192 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3119 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2796 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2836 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2756 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2661 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2661 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2661 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3023 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 88% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1808 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.128 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2446 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3089 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2282 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4236 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4425 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3222 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5309 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3585 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2825 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4472 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2893 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2661 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3192 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Malaysia?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.2661 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5309 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.128 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- How does Malaysia rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.