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The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Malaysia has committed, please click on DSBB Website

SDDS Data Category and Component Unit Description Observations More Info
Period Of Latest Latest Data Data For Previous Period
Balance Of Payments           DSBB
Current Account RM million Q4 2022 25,668 14,136  
* Goods: Exports f.o.b.  RM million Q4 2022 303,481 313,190  
* Goods: Imports f.o.b.  RM million Q4 2022 251,742 270,216  
* Services: Credits  RM million Q4 2022 44,164 39,218  
* Services: Debits  RM million Q4 2022 52,719 48,829  
* Primary Income: Credits  RM million Q4 2022 25,233 22,730  
* Primary Income: Debits  RM million Q4 2022 36,742 39,900  
* Secondary Income: Credits  RM million Q4 2022 6,202 7,027  
* Secondary Income: Debits  RM million Q4 2022 12,208 9,085  
Capital Account  RM million Q4 2022 -67 -216  
* Capital Account: Credits  RM million Q4 2022 22 21  
* Capital Account: Debits  RM million Q4 2022 89 237  
Financial Account  RM million Q4 2022 -1,017 -14,856  
* Direct Investment: Assets  RM million Q4 2022 -24,798 -17,944 DSBB
* Direct Investment: Liabilities  RM million Q4 2022 15,416 19,932  
* Portfolio & Financial Derivatives  RM million Q4 2022 -28,390 -293  
* Other Investment  RM million Q4 2022 36,755 -16,550  
* Reserves Assets (1)  RM million Q4 2022 -22,447 -13,204  
* Net Errors and Omissions  RM million Q4 2022 -2,137 14,141  
Merchandise Trade          DSBB
* Total exports, f.o.b. RM million 2/2023 112,276.71 112,655.26  
* Total imports, c.i.f. RM million 2/2023 92,714.99 94,524.72  
* Balance RM million 2/2023 19,561.71 18,130.54  
International Investment Position           DSBB
Assets  RM million End Of Q4 2022 2,226,689 2,254,695  
* Direct investment  RM million End Of Q4 2022 718,440 726,116  
* Portfolio investment  RM million End Of Q4 2022 591,069 573,938  
* Equity and investment fund shares  RM million End Of Q4 2022 487,919 469,278  
* Debt securities  RM million End Of Q4 2022 103,150 104,661  
* Financial derivatives  RM million End Of Q4 2022 29,267 31,552  
* Other investment  RM million End Of Q4 2022 384,686 431,216  
* Reserve assets (1)  RM million End Of Q4 2022 503,227 491,872  
Liabilities  RM million End Of Q4 2022 2,163,650 2,178,382  
* Direct investment  RM million End Of Q4 2022 991,510 984,966  
* Portfolio investment  RM million End Of Q4 2022 653,791 661,491  
* Equity and investment fund shares  RM million End Of Q4 2022 222,005 207,058  
* Debt securities  RM million End Of Q4 2022 431,786 454,434  
* Financial derivatives  RM million End Of Q4 2022 27,192 34,599  
* Other investment  RM million End Of Q4 2022 491,157 497,325  
Net International Investment Position  RM million End Of Q4 2022 63,040 76,313 DSBB

(1) Source: Central Bank of Malaysia