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SDDS Data Category and Component Unit Description Observations More Info
Period Of Latest Latest Data Data For Previous Period
Balance Of Payments           DSBB
Current Account RM million Q3 2022 14,136 4,418  
* Goods: Exports f.o.b.  RM million Q3 2022 313,190 295,777  
* Goods: Imports f.o.b.  RM million Q3 2022 270,216 261,750  
* Services: Credits  RM million Q3 2022 39,218 31,517  
* Services: Debits  RM million Q3 2022 48,829 43,788  
* Primary Income: Credits  RM million Q3 2022 22,730 25,257  
* Primary Income: Debits  RM million Q3 2022 39,900 39,998  
* Secondary Income: Credits  RM million Q3 2022 7,027 5,719  
* Secondary Income: Debits  RM million Q3 2022 9,085 8,316  
Capital Account  RM million Q3 2022 -216 -91  
* Capital Account: Credits  RM million Q3 2022 21 26  
* Capital Account: Debits  RM million Q3 2022 237 116  
Financial Account  RM million Q3 2022 -14,856 247  
* Direct Investment: Assets  RM million Q3 2022 -17,944 -17,026 DSBB
* Direct Investment: Liabilities  RM million Q3 2022 19,932 19,628  
* Portfolio & Financial Derivatives  RM million Q3 2022 -293 -14,893  
* Other Investment  RM million Q3 2022 -16,550 12,538  
* Reserves Assets (1)  RM million Q3 2022 -13,204 -4,911  
* Net Errors and Omissions  RM million Q3 2022 14,141 336  
Merchandise Trade          DSBB
* Total exports, f.o.b. RM million 12/2022 131,891.54 129,663.86  
* Total imports, c.i.f. RM million 12/2022 104,131.55 107,907.12  
* Balance RM million 12/2022 27,759.99 21,756.75  
International Investment Position           DSBB
Assets  RM million End Of Q3 2022 2,254,695 2,164,796  
* Direct investment  RM million End Of Q3 2022 726,116 688,943  
* Portfolio investment  RM million End Of Q3 2022 573,938 583,895  
* Equity and investment fund shares  RM million End Of Q3 2022 469,278 480,542  
* Debt securities  RM million End Of Q3 2022 104,661 103,354  
* Financial derivatives  RM million End Of Q3 2022 31,552 21,134  
* Other investment  RM million End Of Q3 2022 431,216 390,790  
* Reserve assets (1)  RM million End Of Q3 2022 491,872 480,034  
Liabilities  RM million End Of Q3 2022 2,178,382 2,102,763  
* Direct investment  RM million End Of Q3 2022 984,966 947,678  
* Portfolio investment  RM million End Of Q3 2022 661,491 663,183  
* Equity and investment fund shares  RM million End Of Q3 2022 207,058 214,134  
* Debt securities  RM million End Of Q3 2022 454,434 449,048  
* Financial derivatives  RM million End Of Q3 2022 34,599 23,033  
* Other investment  RM million End Of Q3 2022 497,325 468,869  
Net International Investment Position  RM million End Of Q3 2022 76,313 62,034 DSBB

(1) Source: Central Bank of Malaysia