Malaysia international reserves
Total reserves
$132B
Data for September 2026
1-month change
-0.7%
12-month change
+6.7%
High since 2000
$141B
May 2013
Monthly history (IMF)
$131.9 billion
September 2026+305.6% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of September 2026.
- Foreign exchange$119B · 89.9%
- Gold$6.0B · 4.6%
- SDRs$6.0B · 4.5%
- IMF reserve position$1.3B · 1.0%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 45 t
- Market value
- $6.0B
- Share of reserves
- 4.6%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
44.8 t
September 2026+21.0% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 3,666
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
27.9%
Months of imports covered
5.1
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.