Bank Negara Malaysia today released its detailed disclosure of international reserves, revealing that the nation’s official reserve assets stood robustly at US$130,630.5 million (US$130.63 billion) as at end-May 2026.
Concurrently, other foreign currency assets amounted to US$766.5 million.
According to the central bank’s statement, pre-determined short-term outflows of foreign currency loans, securities, and deposits over the next year total US$6,646.6 million. This figure encompasses scheduled external debt repayments by the Federal Government and the maturity of foreign currency Bank Negara Interbank Bills.
Meanwhile, net short forward positions were reported at US$24,669.9 million as at end-May 2026, reflecting the central bank’s active management of ringgit liquidity in the domestic money market. Over the next 12 months, expected inflows from interest income and the drawdown of project loans are estimated to reach US$3,041.8 million.
The disclosure further highlights a minimal contingent drain on Malaysia’s foreign currency reserves. The only recorded contingent short-term net drain stems from Government guarantees of foreign currency debt maturing within one year, amounting to US$846.4 million.
Overall, Bank Negara Malaysia re-emphasised that the detailed structural breakdown indicates that the country’s international reserves remain highly liquid and fully usable to anchor macroeconomic stability.
