Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.1858 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Malaysia stood at 0.1858 SDR per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 0.3405 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1119 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1984.
Malaysia ranks 49th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | SDR per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2458 SDR per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.2482 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.264 SDR per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.218 SDR per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2193 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1582 SDR per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1569 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1335 SDR per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1351 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1519 SDR per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1595 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1638 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1657 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1379 SDR per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1331 SDR per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1338 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1873 SDR per US$ of GDP | +40.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1744 SDR per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1522 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1401 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1405 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1408 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1274 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1191 SDR per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1119 SDR per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1433 SDR per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1777 SDR per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1629 SDR per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1375 SDR per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1525 SDR per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1557 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1549 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2118 SDR per US$ of GDP | +36.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2966 SDR per US$ of GDP | +40.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2338 SDR per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1803 SDR per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1862 SDR per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1541 SDR per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2515 SDR per US$ of GDP | +63.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2816 SDR per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2318 SDR per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2532 SDR per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2433 SDR per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3401 SDR per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3405 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3356 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3303 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2564 SDR per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.301 SDR per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2671 SDR per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2881 SDR per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2851 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.268 SDR per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2339 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.225 SDR per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2298 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.222 SDR per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2001 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2014 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2166 SDR per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2191 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2071 SDR per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2066 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2052 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1858 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1931 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1335 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.264 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1548 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1331 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1873 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1414 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1119 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1777 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2106 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1541 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2966 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.29 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2318 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3405 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2421 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2001 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2881 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2067 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1858 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2191 SDR per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 82,207 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,548 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Malaysia?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.1858 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3405 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1119 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- How does Malaysia rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.