Malaysia Exports

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

152,952

Units In

MYR Million

134,935

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
152,952 Dec 2025	328.1 Feb 1970	34,954.52 MYR Million	1970-2025	N/A

Exports supported by influx of foreign direct investments have been one of the most important factors driving Malaysia’s GDP growth in recent years. Malaysia's main exports are: electrical and electronics products (36 percent), chemicals (7.1 percent), petroleum products (7.0 percent), liquefied natural gas (6 percent), and palm oil (5.1 percent). Malaysia's main export partners are: Singapore (14 percent), China (13 percent), European Union (10 percent), Japan (9.5 percent), the United States (9.4 percent) and Thailand (6 percent).

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Exports from Malaysia surged by 24.7 percent from a year earlier to a new high of MYR 110.8 billion in September 2021, far above market consensus of a 14.6 percent rise, and accelerating sharply from an 18.4 percent rise in the prior month, amid a further recovery in global demand and surging commodity prices. Exports increased for all categories: manufactured goods (21.6 percent), mining (48.1 percent), and agricultural goods (47.7 percent). The expansion in the manufacturing sector was mainly boosted by higher exports of electrical and electronic products (5.6 percent), followed by chemical and chemical products (38.7 percent) and petroleum products (148.0 percent). Among major trading partners, exports grew to the US (19.2 percent), China (19.0 percent), Singapore (32.4 percent), and the ASEAN countries (31.4 percent).