Malaysia Balance of Trade

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

5,187

Units In

MYR Million

24,769

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jun 20, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 4 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
31,700 Sep 2022	-3,633.59 Apr 2020	4,868.32 MYR Million	1970-2025	N/A

International trade plays a large role in Malaysian economy. Since 1998, Malaysia have been reporting consistent trade surpluses, mainly due to rise in exports of electrical and electronics products. In 2015, the biggest trade surpluses were recorded with Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and United States while the biggest trade deficits with China and Taiwan. .

Latest Updates

Malaysia's trade surplus plunged to MYR 5.2 billion in April 2025, down from MYR 7.7 billion in the same month of 2024, far below market estimates for a gain of MYR 14.7 billion. It was the smallest trade surplus since January, as exports rose less than imports. Exports jumped by 16.4% year-on-year to MYR 133.6 billion, the fastest pace in four months, accelerating sharply from a 6.8% rise in March and exceeding estimates of 7.8%. This growth was mainly boosted by sales of manufacturing (19.0%) and agriculture (3.5%), while mining and quarrying fell (-1.3%). Meanwhile, imports soared by 20% to a record high of MYR 128.4 billion, much faster than forecasts of a 3.3% growth, due to surges in capital goods (114.1%). By contrast, both intermediate goods and consumption goods fell by 1.7% and 0.7%, respectively. For the first four months of 2025, the country registered a surplus of MYR 46.2 billion, with exports and imports climbing by 7.3% and 7.0% each.