Malaysia - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Malaysia was -8.39 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.83 in 1974 and a minimum value of -18.75 in 1998.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 4.59
1962 7.32
1963 0.91
1964 -2.56
1965 6.65
1966 0.97
1967 1.79
1968 3.37
1969 1.61
1970 17.10
1971 -0.24
1972 -3.02
1973 16.66
1974 36.83
1975 -17.10
1976 9.19
1977 15.78
1978 12.87
1979 20.43
1980 20.51
1981 5.59
1982 13.75
1983 9.00
1984 6.51
1985 -9.84
1986 -6.47
1987 8.47
1988 19.71
1989 25.70
1990 26.29
1991 25.21
1992 6.37
1993 15.04
1994 25.64
1995 23.70
1996 4.89
1997 5.82
1998 -18.75
1999 10.56
2000 24.37
2001 -8.24
2002 6.19
2003 4.53
2004 19.64
2005 8.91
2006 8.17
2007 6.03
2008 2.34
2009 -12.73
2010 15.52
2011 6.31
2012 2.91
2013 1.72
2014 3.99
2015 0.80
2016 1.43
2017 10.19
2018 1.49
2019 -2.39
2020 -8.39

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts