Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

1959 - 2026 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 1.000 % in Jan 2026
  • This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.000 % for Dec 2025
  • Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated monthly, averaging 8.500 % from Jan 1959 to Jan 2026, with 805 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.500 % in Jan 1998 and a record low of 1.000 % in Jan 2026
  • 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 Jan 2026 in the chart:

Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Malaysia's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Jan 2026?

Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 1.000 % in Jan 2026 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.000 Jan 2026 1.000 Dec 2025 1.000 Jan 2026 13.500 Jan 1998 % monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026

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 (%) 16.986 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.720 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
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 (%) 30.818 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 13.600 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 5.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Bulgaria (%) 34.020 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Canada (%) 4.225 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 6.200 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026
Colombia (%) 13.886 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 (%) 3.888 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 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 (%) 3.177 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.956 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 11.063 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 0.713 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 5.520 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 1.441 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 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 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Ireland (%) 0.650 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 38.896 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 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Nov 2025
Jordan (%) 24.820 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.206 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 13.490 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 8.045 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Laos (%) 8.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Latvia (%) 8.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 7.448 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.368 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.052 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 59.035 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 24.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
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 (%) 26.205 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 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 Jan 2026 monthly May 2011 - Jan 2026
Nepal (%) 4.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (%) 0.728 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 9.441 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.154 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Norway (%) 13.984 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 15.854 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 13.659 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 4.178 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (%) 18.250 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 24.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Jan 2026 monthly May 1986 - Jan 2026
Poland (%) 19.371 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 1.976 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 18.189 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 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 (%) 65.663 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 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 (%) 3.483 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 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 (%) 14.7 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 (%) 65.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 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) 410,656.680 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,740.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 35,067.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 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) 32,327.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 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) 6,893.466 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,734.151 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 4,567.497 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 8,631.178 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 7,202.349 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 6,143.118 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 73,645.377 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 11,744.210 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 51,496.822 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,283.282 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 177.400 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 187.500 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 242.300 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 245.300 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 123.600 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 11,202.803 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2,192.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 493.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 8,209.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3,381.831 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 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) 343,887.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 146,770.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 13.619 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -2,365.222 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) -12,322.202 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 2,046.905 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) 12,279.538 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 1,454.189 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 22,798.179 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 14,237.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -9,104.748 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -1,833.812 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 305,750.272 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -1,112.311 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) 5,046.915 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 282,105.425 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 74,611.248 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -15,875.174 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 11,116.744 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 69,564.333 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -3,121.156 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 34,086.111 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) -13,258.536 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -23,523.701 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 24,981.363 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 23,644.847 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) 44.404 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 14,041.362 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 46,321.880 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
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 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,961.599 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 179,071.762 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 637,030.527 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 113,800.0 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,900.000 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 652,991.070 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 731,808.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 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) 581,262.092 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.82 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,591,321.819 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 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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