Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) reported an increase in international reserves to $124.3 billion as of December 15, 2025. In an official statement, BNM explained that this amount of reserves is enough to cover 4.8 months of imports of goods and services, and is equivalent to 0.9 times the country's total short-term external debt.
The main components of the reserves consist of foreign currency reserves of $109.9 billion, International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserves of $1.3 billion, special drawing rights (SDRs) worth $5.9 billion, gold of $4.8 billion, and other reserve assets of $2.3 billion.
In terms of assets, the total reached RM610.57 billion which includes gold, foreign exchange, as well as other assets including SDR (RM523.37 billion), Malaysian government paper (RM13.42 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM905.07 million), loans and advances (RM28.28 billion), land, buildings and other fixed assets (RM4.57 billion), as well as other assets of RM40.02 billion.
Meanwhile, total capital and liabilities also amounted to RM610.57 billion, consisting of paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM204.29 billion), currency in circulation (RM175 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM110.97 billion), federal government deposits (RM13.84 billion), other deposits (RM65.55 billion), Bank Negara paper (RM9.34 billion), SDR allocation (RM27.88 billion), and other liabilities (RM3.61 billion).
In October, BNM reported international reserves of US$123.6 billion. This increase demonstrates the country's strong financial position in managing international reserves, thus strengthening investor confidence and the stability of Malaysia's economy.
