Foreign exchange reserves including gold rose 8.61% to USD 116,916 bil in Malaysia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign exchange reserves including gold in Malaysia reached an all time high of USD 139,731 bil in 2012 and an all time low of USD 457 bil in 1967. When compared to Malaysia's main peers, foreign exchange reserves including gold in Cambodia amounted to USD 20,270 bil, USD 425,098 bil in Singapore, USD 246,025 bil in Thailand and USD 109,371 bil in Vietnam in 2021.
Malaysia has been ranked 23rd within the group of 133 countries we follow in terms of foreign exchange reserves including gold, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Exchange Reserves, Including Gold (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | USD bil | 7,376 | 9,114 | 12,202 | 14,631 | 18,771 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD bil | 3,405,253 | 3,097,658 | 3,235,682 | 3,168,216 | 3,222,895 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | USD bil | 105,929 | 116,370 | 130,215 | 120,661 | 129,186 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | USD bil | 1,069 | 916 | 1,125 | 980 | 1,111 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | USD bil | 95,282 | 94,481 | 102,447 | 101,453 | 103,630 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | USD bil | 4,599 | 4,886 | 5,214 | 5,646 | 5,824 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Philippines | USD bil | 80,640 | 80,666 | 81,414 | 79,196 | 89,515 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | USD bil | 251,876 | 251,058 | 285,000 | 292,716 | 285,478 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | USD bil | 156,460 | 171,772 | 202,538 | 205,641 | 224,356 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD bil | 28,250 | 36,527 | 49,076 | 55,453 | 78,335 |
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