Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

1959 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 1.000 % in Dec 2025
  • This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.000 % for Nov 2025
  • Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated monthly, averaging 8.500 % from Jan 1959 to Dec 2025, with 804 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.500 % in Jan 1998 and a record low of 1.000 % in Dec 2025
  • Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Reserve Requirement Ratio: Monthly

Bank Negara Malaysia provides monthly Reserve Requirement Ratio.

View Malaysia's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Jan 1959 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Malaysia's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 1.000 % in Dec 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.000 Dec 2025 1.000 Nov 2025 1.000 Dec 2025 13.500 Jan 1998 % monthly Jan 1959 - Dec 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.234 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.714 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 15.307 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 2.270 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1969 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 0.759 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.720 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Dec 2025
Belarus (%) 5.975 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 0.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.127 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 14.331 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 5.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (%) 34.273 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Canada (%) 4.225 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 6.200 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 14.741 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.679 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 42.387 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 19.938 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 4.342 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 7.981 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 3.955 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 1.766 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 3.176 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.961 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 11.063 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 0.704 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 3.623 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Greece (%) 1.369 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 99.623 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 17.025 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 16.611 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
India (%) 3.000 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1962 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Ireland (%) 0.650 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 38.898 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 2.101 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) 24.820 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.861 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1979 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 13.490 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 11.239 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 8.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Latvia (%) 8.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 7.448 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.351 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.052 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 58.945 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 24.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 49.002 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 12.673 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 26.930 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 19.853 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 19.347 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 22.335 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Nov 2025 monthly May 2011 - Nov 2025
Nepal (%) 4.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Nov 2025
Netherlands (%) 0.683 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 9.441 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 15.039 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Norway (%) 14.767 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 15.854 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 19.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 4.178 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (%) 19.717 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 24.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Dec 2025 monthly May 1986 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) 19.371 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 1.976 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 18.731 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) 16.648 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 16.799 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 33.447 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 27.055 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 66.529 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 7.453 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.918 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.471 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 7.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 89.325 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -27,060.208 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 18,019.868 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 312,770.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 599.224 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,935.614 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 500.265 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 371,609.380 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,716.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 32,409.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,687,998.656 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,264.526 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 233,913.571 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 30,692.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 16.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,906,698.415 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 665,132.470 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4,845.057 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,117.347 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,982.947 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 8,362.594 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 58,791.957 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 6,530.943 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 6,146.249 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,195.841 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 56,858.071 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 9,923.242 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 234.300 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 165.900 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 235.900 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Nov 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 164.900 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Nov 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 123.700 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Nov 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 7,132.039 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 660.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,897.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,260.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3,446.528 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -452.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,266.665 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 328,395.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 141,587.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 12.329 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -2,608.221 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -1,837.899 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) -801.816 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,633.666 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -2,788.389 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -3,142.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -13,453.425 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -19,920.577 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 18,983.157 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 67,854.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 11,423.927 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 37,384.038 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -42,248.099 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 65,228.721 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) 16,172.973 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) -16,353.054 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -5,763.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -149.421 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 7,561.627 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 17,632.149 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 294,451.880 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 257,067.842 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 29,929.197 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Nov 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,982.720 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 169,573.812 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 615,108.198 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 112,097.6 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,400.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 632,053.016 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 712,182.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.500 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 326.350 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 737.520 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1964 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 568,535.498 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.23 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.47 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,550,062.517 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2025
Banking System: Demand Deposits (MYR mn) 329,103.228 Oct 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 74.602 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024

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