Malaysia’s IIP registered net assets position of RM63.0 billion
as at the end of Q4 2022
Malaysia’s International Investment Position (IIP) registered lower net assets of RM63.0 billion as at the end of fourth quarter 2022 (Q3 2022: net assets RM76.3 billion).
Both total financial assets and liabilities decreased to RM2,226.7 billion (Q3 2022: RM2,254.7 billion) and RM2,163.6 billion (Q3 2022: RM2,178.4 billion) respectively.
Malaysia’s Direct Investment Abroad (DIA) position slightly increased to RM602.1 billion as compared to RM601.9 billion as at the end of last quarter.
This investment was mainly in Financial activities which contributed 41.6 per cent (RM250.3 billion), followed by Mining & quarrying (RM76.0 billion) and Manufacturing (RM59.5 billion) sectors.
The top three destinations were Singapore with a value of RM126.8 billion or 21.1 per cent, followed by Indonesia (RM63.5 billion, 10.5%) and the Netherlands (RM38.8 billion, 6.5%).
Malaysia’s position in term of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by RM14.4 billion, reaching a record RM875.1 billion as at the end of fourth quarter 2022 (Q3 2022: RM860.8 billion).
Manufacturing sector remained the largest recipient with a value of RM380.6 billion or 43.5 per cent, followed by Financial activities (RM205.3 billion; 23.5%) and Wholesale & retail trade (RM53.8 billion; 6.1%).
The sources for FDI position was largely from Singapore (20.5%), the United States of America (11.5%) and Hong Kong (10.6%).
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