Malaysia Reserve Requirement Ratio

1959 - 2025 | Monthly | % | Bank Negara Malaysia

Key information about Malaysia Reserve Requirement Ratio

  • Statutory Reserve Requirement: Commercial Banks was set as 1.0 % in Nov 2025
  • Malaysia Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Jan 1959 to Nov 2025
  • The data is reported by Bank Negara Malaysia
  • In the latest reports, Malaysia Money Supply M2 increased to 606.0 USD bn YoY in Oct 2025
  • Foreign Exchange Reserves in Malaysia was measured at 111.7 USD bn in Oct 2025.
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 5.8 Months of Import in Oct 2025
  • Malaysia Domestic Credit reached 699.0 USD bn in Oct 2025, representing an increase of 5.3 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.4 % in Oct 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.4 % in the previous month
  • Household Debt of Malaysia reached 84.1 % in Dec 2024, accounting for 84.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP
The base for calculation of required reserves includes ringgit denominated deposits and non-deposit liabilities, net of interbank assets and placements with the bank.

View Malaysia's Reserve Requirement Ratio from Jan 1959 to Nov 2025 in the chart:

Malaysia Reserve Requirement Ratio

What was Malaysia's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Nov 2025?

Statutory Reserve Requirement: Commercial Banks was set as 1.0 % in Nov 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.0 Nov 2025 1.0 Oct 2025 1.0 Nov 2025 13.5 Jan 1998 % monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025

Reserve Requirement Ratio by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Algeria (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Oct 2025
Argentina (%) 39.6 Jul 2025 monthly Apr 1985 - Jul 2025
Armenia (%) 8.0 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Austria (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly May 1993 - Oct 2025
Bahrain (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Belarus (%) 20.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (%) 8.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Aug 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Aug 2025
Botswana (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2025
Brazil (%) 21.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Brunei (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
China (%) 6.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Colombia (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Nov 2025
Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Egypt (%) 18.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Estonia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
European Union (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Finland (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
France (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Georgia (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Germany (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Greece (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Hungary (%) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1979 - Nov 2025
India (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1962 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (%) 9.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Iran (%) 10.0 May 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - May 2024
Ireland (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Israel (%) 6.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Italy (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Oct 2025
Japan (%) 0.8 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2015 - Oct 2025
Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1979 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.0 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015
Laos (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Latvia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (%) 25.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Lithuania (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Malawi (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Nov 2025
Malaysia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Malta (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (%) 9.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Nov 2025
Moldova (%) 22.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Mongolia (%) 13.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Montenegro (%) 5.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Morocco (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1990 - Nov 2025
Mozambique (%) 29.0 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2011 - Nov 2025
Myanmar (%) 3.8 Nov 2025 monthly May 2011 - Nov 2025
Nepal (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (%) 45.0 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2005 - Oct 2025
Norway (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2011 - Nov 2025
Oman (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025
Peru (%) 5.5 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Nov 2025
Philippines (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly May 1986 - Nov 2025
Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017
Portugal (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Qatar (%) 4.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Romania (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Russia (%) 4.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Oct 2025
Serbia (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021
Slovenia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
South Africa (%) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Nov 2025
Spain (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 18.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Taiwan (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025
Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Thailand (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Nov 2025
Tunisia (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1964 - Oct 2025
Turkey (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025
Ukraine (%) 20.0 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
United States (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1980 - Dec 2025
Venezuela (%) 73.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Vietnam (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2010 - Nov 2025
Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Zambia (%) 26.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025

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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) 332,857.280 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,645.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 34,360.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 17.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 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) 29,715.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 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) 4,374.020 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,354.897 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 4,091.269 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 7,985.030 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 67,071.813 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 6,622.021 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 6,731.543 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,162.125 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 53,848.176 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 10,470.012 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 236.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 177.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 227.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 181.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 123.800 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 19,572.865 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 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: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 2,679.157 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
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 11,423.927 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: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -5,763.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 21,102.780 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -12,297.048 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: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -5,657.465 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,219.092 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -6,052.535 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: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 294,451.880 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: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -25,895.045 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 65,378.142 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: 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: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -20,153.225 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: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 37,384.038 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,776.003 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 165,682.441 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 606,018.934 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 112,100.0 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 4,763.970 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 624,206.407 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 699,002.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 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) 558,415.759 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.36 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.38 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,546,954.118 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 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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