Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita was 2,292 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Malaysia is 2,292 SDR per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 2,960 SDR per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41.44 SDR per person, in 1967.
Malaysia ranks 44th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.2 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 57.81 SDR per person | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 62.65 SDR per person | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 62.77 SDR per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 65.58 SDR per person | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 50.13 SDR per person | -23.6% |
| 1966 | 50.94 SDR per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 41.44 SDR per person | -18.7% |
| 1968 | 42.88 SDR per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 52.37 SDR per person | +22.1% |
| 1970 | 53.25 SDR per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 58.76 SDR per person | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 68.67 SDR per person | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 86.87 SDR per person | +26.5% |
| 1974 | 102.89 SDR per person | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 98.36 SDR per person | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 165.99 SDR per person | +68.7% |
| 1977 | 183.86 SDR per person | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 194.44 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 223.08 SDR per person | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 248.44 SDR per person | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 244.68 SDR per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 229.96 SDR per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 234.61 SDR per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 239.86 SDR per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 275.82 SDR per person | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 295.52 SDR per person | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 305.53 SDR per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 271.38 SDR per person | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 324.9 SDR per person | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 367.63 SDR per person | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 397.18 SDR per person | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 648.09 SDR per person | +63.2% |
| 1993 | 1,010 SDR per person | +55.9% |
| 1994 | 860.14 SDR per person | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 759.24 SDR per person | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 872.4 SDR per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 693.92 SDR per person | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 801.68 SDR per person | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 963.53 SDR per person | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 916.7 SDR per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 968.42 SDR per person | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 989.35 SDR per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,166 SDR per person | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 1,655 SDR per person | +41.9% |
| 2005 | 1,879 SDR per person | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 2,056 SDR per person | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 2,359 SDR per person | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 2,134 SDR per person | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 2,106 SDR per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,319 SDR per person | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 2,880 SDR per person | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 2,960 SDR per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2,808 SDR per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 2,513 SDR per person | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 2,112 SDR per person | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 2,134 SDR per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,147 SDR per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,136 SDR per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,151 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,103 SDR per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2,234 SDR per person | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 2,279 SDR per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2,201 SDR per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 2,288 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 2,292 SDR per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.58 SDR per person | 41.44 SDR per person | 65.58 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 123.62 SDR per person | 53.25 SDR per person | 223.08 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 267.07 SDR per person | 229.96 SDR per person | 324.9 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 737.41 SDR per person | 367.63 SDR per person | 1,010 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,623 SDR per person | 916.7 SDR per person | 2,359 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,416 SDR per person | 2,112 SDR per person | 2,960 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,233 SDR per person | 2,103 SDR per person | 2,292 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 41 Oman 2,407 SDR per person compare
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 2,390 SDR per person compare
- 43 Costa Rica 2,323 SDR per person compare
- 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,211 SDR per person compare
- 46 Russia 2,055 SDR per person compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,972 SDR per person compare
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1746 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,439 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,550 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,548 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -6.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Malaysia?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Malaysia was 2,292 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,960 SDR per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.44 SDR per person in 1967.
- How does Malaysia rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 44th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.