Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

Key information about Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 6.3 Months of Import in May 2023, compared with the ratio of 6.4 in the previous month
• Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Dec 1990 to May 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 10.0 in Nov 2009 and a record low of 3.0 in Apr 1998

CEIC calculates monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. Bank Negara Malaysia provides Gross International Reserves in local curreny and Retained Imports in local currency. According to Bank Neragra Malaysia, Gross International Reserves and 12-month moving average Retained Imports are used for indicator calculation. Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import prior to December 1997 is calculated from Retained Imports sourced from the Department of Statistics.


Further information about Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• In the latest reports, Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 103.4 USD bn in Jul 2023
• Its Money Supply M2 increased 3.6 % YoY in Jun 2023
• Malaysia Domestic Credit reached 555.0 USD bn in Jun 2023, representing an increased of 4.2 % YoY
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.8 % in Jun 2023, compared with the ratio of 1.8 % in the previous month
• Household Debt of Malaysia reached 329.8 USD bn in Dec 2022, accounting for 81.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Malaysia's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Dec 1990 to May 2023 in the chart:

What was Malaysia's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in May 2023?

Malaysia Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 6.3 Months of Import in May 2023, compared with the ratio of 6.4 in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
6.3 May 2023	6.4 Apr 2023	3.0 Apr 1998	10.0 Nov 2009	NA	monthly	Dec 1990 - May 2023

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