Kuala lumpur: The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) increased to US$123.6 billion as of September 30, 2025, up from US$122.7 billion on August 29, 2025.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the central bank issued a statement indicating that the reserves position is adequate to cover 4.8 months of imports of goods and services and equals 0.9 times the total short-term external debt. The reserves are comprised of foreign currency reserves totaling US$109.3 billion, International Monetary Fund reserves at US$1.3 billion, special drawing rights (SDRs) amounting to US$5.9 billion, gold valued at US$4.8 billion, and other reserve assets worth US$2.3 billion.

The total assets of BNM amounted to RM625.06 billion. This includes gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDRs totaling RM520.90 billion, Malaysian government papers at RM13.42 billion, deposits with financial institutions at RM1.41 billion, loans and advances amounting to RM27.81 billion, land and buildings valued at RM4.57 billion, and other assets totaling RM56.93 billion.

BNM also reported that total capital and liabilities were RM625.06 billion. This figure is composed of paid-up capital at RM100 million, reserves totaling RM200.90 billion, currency in circulation amounting to RM172.05 billion, deposits by financial institutions at RM133.00 billion, federal government deposits totaling RM11.68 billion, other deposits at RM65.51 billion, Bank Negara papers amounting to RM8.36 billion, allocation of SDRs at RM27.87 billion, and other liabilities totaling RM5.56 billion.