Malaysia’s central bank reports international reserves at US$132.6 billion as of end-June, sufficient for 4.7 months of imports.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves stood at US$132.6 billion as at June 30, 2026, more than the US$130.5 billion recorded as at June 15, 2026.
In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves level has taken into account the quarterly foreign exchange revaluation changes.
“The reserves position is sufficient to finance 4.7 months of imports of goods and services, and is 0.9 times the country’s total short-term external debt,” it said.
BNM reported that the gross international reserves included foreign currency reserves (US$117.2 billion), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserves position (US$1.3 billion), special drawing rights (US$6.0 billion), gold (US$5.8 billion), and other reserve assets (US$2.3 billion).
Total assets amounted to RM635.19 billion, comprising mainly gold, foreign financial assets and other reserves including special drawing rights (RM537.03 billion), Malaysian government papers (RM13.10 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM6.13 billion), loans and advances (RM20.03 billion), property and equipment (RM4.55 billion) and other assets (RM54.36 billion).
Capital and liabilities totalled RM635.19 billion, comprising capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM199.34 billion), currency in circulation (RM182.31 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM123.00 billion), federal government deposits (RM5.61 billion), other deposits (RM86.47 billion), Bank Negara papers (RM7.74 billion), allocation of special drawing rights (RM26.71 billion), and other liabilities (RM3.91 billion).
