Overview

Malaysia’s Current Account Balance (CAB) recorded a surplus of RM2.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, supporting by a larger surplus in the Services account of RM5.0 billion and net exports of Goods totalling RM23.6 billion. Meanwhile, the Financial account registered a higher net inflow of RM12.3 billion (Q3 2025: net outflow RM11.2 billion), driven by inflows in Direct investment.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a higher net inflow of RM27.8 billion (Q3 2025: net inflow of RM8.5 billion), supported by inflows in both Equity & investment fund shares and Debt instruments. At the same time, Direct Investment Abroad (DIA) posted a value of RM2.8 billion in Q4 2025 (Q3 2025: net outflow of RM1.7 billion), mainly contributed by Equity injections and reinvested earnings abroad.

In 2025, the CAB reached a surplus of RM31.8 billion, while the Financial account recorded a higher net outflow of RM21.4 billion. FDI inflows registered a value of RM53.5 billion as against RM51.5 billion in previous year. Meanwhile, DIA registered a lower net outflow of RM7.4 billion as compared to RM33.9 billion in the previous year.

The full publication of Quarterly Balance of Payments, Fourth Quarter 2025 can be downloaded through eStatistik  portal.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA

13 February 2026

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