Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita was 1,401 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Malaysia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1,401 US dollar per person for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 31.3% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Malaysia peaked at 1,451 US dollar per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.87 US dollar per person, in 1981.
Malaysia ranks 74th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 67.48 US dollar per person | — |
| 1981 | 66.87 US dollar per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 89.97 US dollar per person | +34.6% |
| 1983 | 161.86 US dollar per person | +79.9% |
| 1984 | 68.71 US dollar per person | -57.6% |
| 1985 | 81.33 US dollar per person | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 93.14 US dollar per person | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 123.38 US dollar per person | +32.5% |
| 1988 | 162.63 US dollar per person | +31.8% |
| 1989 | 169.82 US dollar per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 157.42 US dollar per person | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 128.99 US dollar per person | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 106.13 US dollar per person | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 201.44 US dollar per person | +89.8% |
| 1994 | 210.09 US dollar per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1,169 US dollar per person | +456.4% |
| 2019 | 1,357 US dollar per person | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 1,296 US dollar per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,451 US dollar per person | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 1,341 US dollar per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 1,210 US dollar per person | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 1,067 US dollar per person | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 1,401 US dollar per person | +31.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1,401 US dollar per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 766.45 US dollar per person, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1,401 US dollar per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 803.17 US dollar per person, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +456.4% | 210.09 US dollar per person | 1,169 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 108.52 US dollar per person | 66.87 US dollar per person | 169.82 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 160.81 US dollar per person | 106.13 US dollar per person | 210.09 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,263 US dollar per person | 1,169 US dollar per person | 1,357 US dollar per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,294 US dollar per person | 1,067 US dollar per person | 1,451 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 71 Azerbaijan 1,537 US dollar per person compare
- 72 Grenada 1,531 US dollar per person compare
- 73 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,404 US dollar per person compare
- 75 Djibouti 1,370 US dollar per person compare
- 76 New Zealand 1,368 US dollar per person compare
- 77 Belarus 1,287 US dollar per person compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 165.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.291 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 121.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Malaysia?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Malaysia was 1,401 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,451 US dollar per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.87 US dollar per person in 1981.
- How does Malaysia rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Malaysia ranks 74th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.