Kuala lumpur: The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia amounted to US$126.9 billion as at Jan 30, 2026, compared with US$125.6 billion as at Jan 15, 2026.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the central bank said in a statement today that the reserve position is sufficient to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services, and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt.

The main components were foreign currency reserves amounting to US$111.3 billion, International Monetary Fund reserves at US$1.3 billion, special drawing rights (SDRs) totaling US$5.9 billion, gold also at US$5.9 billion, and other reserve assets valued at US$2.5 billion.

Total assets amounted to RM599.79 billion, comprising gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDRs at RM514.75 billion, Malaysian government papers at RM13.41 billion, deposits with financial institutions at RM3.31 billion, loans and advances at RM28.61 billion, property and equipment at RM4.56 billion, and other assets valued at RM35.14 billion.

BNM stated that total capital and liabilities also amounted to RM599.79 billion, comprising paid-up capital of RM100 million, reserves totaling RM198.83 billion, currency in circulation at RM182.49 billion, deposits by financial institutions at RM106.75 billion, federal government deposits at RM5.66 billion, other deposits at RM65.61 billion, Bank Negara papers at RM9.02 billion, allocation of SDRs at RM26.83 billion, and other liabilities valued at RM4.48 billion.