Kuala lumpur: The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have increased to US$124.3 billion as of December 15, 2025. This marks a slight rise from the US$124.1 billion reported on November 28, 2025, which was unchanged from the reserve figures on October 31, 2025.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, BNM stated that the current reserves position is sufficient to cover 4.8 months of imports of goods and services and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt. The reserves are composed of several key components, which include foreign currency reserves amounting to US$109.9 billion, the International Monetary Fund reserves position at US$1.3 billion, special drawing rights (SDRs) valued at US$5.9 billion, gold reserves of US$4.8 billion, and other reserve assets totaling US$2.3 billion.

The central bank's total assets stand at RM610.57 billion. This includes gold and foreign exchange reserves, and other reserves, including SDRs, amounting to RM523.37 billion. Other components of the total assets include Malaysian government papers worth RM13.42 billion, deposits with financial institutions at RM905.07 million, loans and advances of RM28.28 billion, land, buildings, and other fixed assets valued at RM4.57 billion, and other assets totaling RM40.02 billion.

BNM also reported that its total capital and liabilities amount to RM610.57 billion. This comprises paid-up capital of RM100 million, reserves amounting to RM204.29 billion, currency in circulation worth RM175 billion, deposits by financial institutions at RM110.97 billion, federal government deposits of RM13.84 billion, other deposits totaling RM65.55 billion, Bank Negara papers valued at RM9.34 billion, allocation of SDRs of RM27.88 billion, and other liabilities amounting to RM3.61 billion.