Bank Negara Malaysia published its latest update on Malaysia’s international reserves, reporting reserves of USD127.9 billion as at 13 February 2026. This level was assessed as sufficient to finance 4.7 months of imports of goods and services and equivalent to 0.9 times total short-term external debt. Using the previous import coverage measure, reserves would have been sufficient to finance 5.8 months of retained imports of goods. The short-term external debt comparison uses debt data as at 4Q 2025, valued at the exchange rate as at 4Q 2025.
Bank Negara Malaysia 2026-02-24
Bank Negara Malaysia reports USD127.9 billion in international reserves as at 13 February 2026
Bank Negara Malaysia reported international reserves of USD127.9 billion as of 13 February 2026, sufficient to finance 4.7 months of imports and 0.9 times short-term external debt. Under the previous import coverage measure, reserves would cover 5.8 months of retained imports.