Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Malaysia

Reserves in months of imports in Malaysia in 2024 — 4.45 months. Ranked 72 in the world out of 150. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 4.5%.

2024 4.45 months −6.85% vs 2023
World rank 72of 150
Period maximum 7.24 months2009
Period minimum 2.57 months1997

Trend over time

1974–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Malaysia, 1974–20242468197419791984198919941999200420092014201920241974: 4.26 months1975: 4.17 months1976: 6.01 months1977: 5.78 months1978: 5.35 months1979: 5.23 months1980: 4.57 months1981: 3.69 months1982: 3.25 months1983: 2.85 months1984: 2.57 months1985: 3.71 months1986: 5.1 months1987: 5.57 months1988: 3.94 months1989: 3.66 months1990: 3.6 months1991: 3.21 months1992: 4.44 months1993: 5.84 months1994: 4.31 months1995: 3.17 months1996: 3.41 months1997: 2.57 months1998: 4.32 months1999: 4.44 months2000: 3.31 months2001: 3.78 months2002: 4.04 months2003: 5.01 months2004: 6.16 months2005: 5.94 months2006: 6.2 months2007: 6.7 months2008: 5.59 months2009: 7.24 months2010: 6.34 months2011: 6.92 months2012: 6.96 months2013: 6.67 months2014: 5.67 months2015: 5.51 months2016: 5.64 months2017: 5.51 months2018: 4.91 months2019: 5.27 months2020: 6.27 months2021: 5.19 months2022: 4.33 months2023: 4.78 months2024: 4.45 months
Change over the period: +0.19 (+4.53%) Average annual rate: 0.09 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 4.45 months
World 8.8 months
East Asia & Pacific 10.6 months
South-Eastern Asia computed 4.89 months
Upper-middle-income countries computed 8.32 months
Reserves in months of imports — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 4.45 −0.33 −6.85%
2023 4.78 +0.45 +10.38%
2022 4.33 −0.86 −16.54%
2021 5.19 −1.08 −17.27%
2020 6.27 +1 +19.05%
2019 5.27 +0.36 +7.24%
2018 4.91 −0.6 −10.85%
2017 5.51 −0.14 −2.39%
2016 5.64 +0.13 +2.45%
2015 5.51 −0.16 −2.86%
2014 5.67 −1 −14.96%
2013 6.67 −0.3 −4.26%
2012 6.96 +0.05 +0.7%
2011 6.92 +0.57 +9.06%
2010 6.34 −0.9 −12.47%
2009 7.24 +1.66 +29.62%
2008 5.59 −1.11 −16.63%
2007 6.7 +0.5 +8.06%
2006 6.2 +0.26 +4.39%
2005 5.94 −0.22 −3.6%
2004 6.16 +1.16 +23.12%
2003 5.01 +0.97 +24.09%
2002 4.04 +0.26 +6.77%
2001 3.78 +0.47 +14.16%
2000 3.31 −1.13 −25.41%
1999 4.44 +0.12 +2.83%
1998 4.32 +1.74 +67.8%
1997 2.57 −0.84 −24.62%
1996 3.41 +0.25 +7.78%
1995 3.17 −1.15 −26.6%
1994 4.31 −1.52 −26.11%
1993 5.84 +1.4 +31.6%
1992 4.44 +1.22 +38.13%
1991 3.21 −0.39 −10.91%
1990 3.6 −0.05 −1.49%
1989 3.66 −0.28 −7.23%
1988 3.94 −1.62 −29.13%
1987 5.57 +0.47 +9.19%
1986 5.1 +1.39 +37.53%
1985 3.71 +1.13 +43.92%
1984 2.57 −0.27 −9.51%
1983 2.85 −0.4 −12.33%
1982 3.25 −0.45 −12.09%
1981 3.69 −0.88 −19.27%
1980 4.57 −0.66 −12.58%
1979 5.23 −0.12 −2.21%
1978 5.35 −0.43 −7.48%
1977 5.78 −0.23 −3.8%
1976 6.01 +1.84 +43.98%
1975 4.17 −0.08 −1.95%
1974 4.26

About the indicator

The ratio of international reserves to average monthly imports of goods and services. The commonly accepted minimum benchmark of adequacy is three months of imports; below that level a country becomes vulnerable to external shocks and to a halt in the inflow of capital.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by imports: all of the reserves of a group divided by its average monthly imports. Weighting by population or GDP will not do here — imports are precisely what stands in the denominator of the indicator.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.