Overview

Malaysia's net international investment position recorded a lower net liabilities of RM13.0 billion

As at end of third quarter 2019, Malaysia’s net international investment position registered a lower net liabilities of RM13.0 billion as against RM19.6 billion last quarter. Total assets was RM1,765.1 billion (Q2 2019: RM1,780.8 billion), while total liabilities decreased to RM1,778.1 billion (Q2 2019: RM1,800.3 billion).

Direct Investment Abroad (DIA) position was RM510.5 billion (Q2 2019: RM509.8 billion) and mainly in Financial and insurance/takaful activities (41.1%),  followed by Mining & quarrying (17.1%) and Agriculture (8.1%). Singapore, Indonesia and Cayman Islands were the top destinations for DIA. Meanwhile, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) position in Malaysia recorded  a higher value of RM678.3 billion from RM667.5 billion in the last quarter. Manufacturing sector contributed 39.8 per cent of total FDI, followed by Financial and insurance/takaful activities (22.6%) and Mining & quarrying (7.3%). The main FDI investors were Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.

Portfolio investment position recorded a lower net liabilities of RM175.9 billion (Q2 2019: net liabilities RM222.6 billion), while other investment position showed a higher net liabilities of RM100.8 billion (Q2 2019: net liabilities RM66.8 billion).

As at end of September 2019, international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia stood at RM431.2 billion (as at end of June 2019: RM425.4 billion).

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DATO' SRI DR. MOHD UZIR MAHIDIN
CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
 DrUzir_Mahidin    Dr_Uzir

15 November 2019

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