Malaysia Imports

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

133,676

Units In

MYR Million

128,850

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
133,676 Dec 2025	313.6 Aug 1970	30,076.99 MYR Million	1970-2025	N/A

Malaysia's main imports are: electrical and electronic products (29.4 percent), chemicals (9.5 percent), petroleum products (9.3 percent) and machinery, appliances and parts (8.7 percent). Main import partners are: China (19 percent), Singapore (12 percent), European Union (10 percent), the United States (8.1 percent), Japan (7.8 percent) and Thailand (6.1 percent). .

Latest Updates

Imports to Malaysia climbed 26.5 percent year-on-year to a five-month high of MYR 84.70 billion in September 2021, exceeding market estimates of 15.4 percent and after a 12.5 percent rise a month earlier, with domestic demand strengthening further as local COVID-19 situations were under control. Purchases of intermediate goods accelerated (20.7 percent vs 13.4 percent in August), boosted by parts and accessories of capital goods, and industrial supplies and fuel & lubricants. Also, arrivals of capital goods continued to expand solidly (20.3 percent vs 22.9 percent), mainly led by capital goods except for transport equipment. In addition, arrivals of consumption goods gained 3.7 percent, rebounding from a 0.6 percent drop in August, lifted by food & beverages, primary, largely for household consumption. Among major trading partners, imports increased from China (30.3 percent), Singapore (32.9 percent), the EU (39.4 percent), the US (19 percent), and Indonesia (50.5 percent).