Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Malaysia

Merchandise imports in Malaysia in 2025 — 340,436,000,000 US$. Ranked 23 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 37,310.5%.

2025 340B US$ +13.4% vs 2024
World rank 23of 205
Period maximum 340B US$2025
Period minimum 910M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Malaysia, 1960–20250100B200B300B400B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 910,000,000 US$1962: 998,000,000 US$1964: 1,047,000,000 US$1966: 1,104,000,000 US$1968: 1,160,000,000 US$1970: 1,401,000,000 US$1972: 1,611,000,000 US$1974: 4,114,000,000 US$1976: 3,824,000,000 US$1978: 5,909,000,000 US$1980: 10,779,000,000 US$1982: 12,418,000,000 US$1984: 14,051,000,000 US$1986: 10,806,000,000 US$1988: 16,507,000,000 US$1990: 29,258,000,000 US$1992: 39,856,000,000 US$1994: 59,600,000,000 US$1996: 78,418,000,000 US$1998: 58,272,000,000 US$2000: 81,963,000,000 US$2002: 79,761,000,000 US$2004: 105,166,000,000 US$2006: 130,441,000,000 US$2008: 156,348,000,000 US$2010: 164,622,000,000 US$2012: 196,393,000,000 US$2014: 208,851,000,000 US$2016: 168,684,000,000 US$2018: 217,602,000,000 US$2020: 190,860,000,000 US$2022: 293,797,000,000 US$2024: 300,216,000,000 US$2025: 340,436,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +340B (+37,310.55%) Average annual rate: 9.54 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 340B US$
World 26.69T US$
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.09T US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.88T US$
Merchandise imports — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 340B +40.22B +13.4%
2024 300B +34.55B +13%
2023 266B −28.13B −9.57%
2022 294B +55.56B +23.32%
2021 238B +47.38B +24.82%
2020 191B −14.14B −6.9%
2019 205B −12.6B −5.79%
2018 218B +22.19B +11.35%
2017 195B +26.73B +15.85%
2016 169B −7.29B −4.14%
2015 176B −32.88B −15.74%
2014 209B +2.95B +1.43%
2013 206B +9.5B +4.84%
2012 196B +8.92B +4.76%
2011 187B +22.85B +13.88%
2010 165B +40.87B +33.02%
2009 124B −32.59B −20.85%
2008 156B +10.18B +6.96%
2007 146B +15.73B +12.06%
2006 130B +16.12B +14.1%
2005 114B +9.16B +8.71%
2004 105B +21.87B +26.25%
2003 83.3B +3.54B +4.44%
2002 79.76B +6.02B +8.16%
2001 73.74B −8.22B −10.03%
2000 81.96B +16.57B +25.35%
1999 65.39B +7.12B +12.21%
1998 58.27B −20.76B −26.27%
1997 79.03B +611M +0.78%
1996 78.42B +727M +0.94%
1995 77.69B +18.09B +30.35%
1994 59.6B +13.95B +30.56%
1993 45.65B +5.79B +14.54%
1992 39.86B +3.21B +8.75%
1991 36.65B +7.39B +25.26%
1990 29.26B +6.78B +30.15%
1989 22.48B +5.97B +36.18%
1988 16.51B +3.83B +30.17%
1987 12.68B +1.88B +17.35%
1986 10.81B −1.45B −11.81%
1985 12.25B −1.8B −12.8%
1984 14.05B +789M +5.95%
1983 13.26B +844M +6.8%
1982 12.42B +868M +7.52%
1981 11.55B +771M +7.15%
1980 10.78B +2.93B +37.33%
1979 7.85B +1.94B +32.83%
1978 5.91B +1.37B +30.1%
1977 4.54B +718M +18.78%
1976 3.82B +258M +7.23%
1975 3.57B −548M −13.32%
1974 4.11B +1.66B +67.92%
1973 2.45B +839M +52.08%
1972 1.61B +164M +11.33%
1971 1.45B +46M +3.28%
1970 1.4B +223M +18.93%
1969 1.18B +18M +1.55%
1968 1.16B +74M +6.81%
1967 1.09B −18M −1.63%
1966 1.1B +8M +0.73%
1965 1.1B +49M +4.68%
1964 1.05B +4M +0.38%
1963 1.04B +45M +4.51%
1962 998M +78M +8.48%
1961 920M +10M +1.1%
1960 910M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.