Malaysia - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 4.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 8.51 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.56 in 1994.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 4.02
1968 3.89
1969 3.80
1970 3.05
1971 3.13
1972 2.96
1973 2.41
1974 5.06
1975 7.04
1976 7.14
1977 6.44
1978 5.91
1979 7.32
1980 8.51
1981 7.49
1982 4.73
1983 4.90
1984 4.06
1985 3.88
1986 2.10
1987 2.06
1988 1.66
1989 1.20
1990 1.09
1991 0.83
1992 0.79
1993 0.81
1994 0.56
1995 0.57
1996 0.65
1997 0.77
1998 0.84
1999 1.05
2000 1.92
2001 2.29
2002 1.58
2003 2.11
2004 2.19
2005 3.01
2006 3.81
2007 3.30
2008 4.45
2009 3.30
2010 3.63
2011 4.54
2012 5.27
2013 4.85
2014 5.48
2015 4.27
2016 3.87
2017 3.84
2018 4.79
2019 5.12
2020 4.89

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Malaysia was 189,856,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 217,602,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 910,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 910,000,000
1961 920,000,000
1962 998,000,000
1963 1,043,000,000
1964 1,047,000,000
1965 1,096,000,000
1966 1,104,000,000
1967 1,086,000,000
1968 1,160,000,000
1969 1,178,000,000
1970 1,401,000,000
1971 1,447,000,000
1972 1,611,000,000
1973 2,450,000,000
1974 4,114,000,000
1975 3,566,000,000
1976 3,824,000,000
1977 4,542,000,000
1978 5,909,000,000
1979 7,849,000,000
1980 10,779,000,000
1981 11,550,000,000
1982 12,418,000,000
1983 13,262,000,000
1984 14,051,000,000
1985 12,253,000,000
1986 10,806,000,000
1987 12,681,000,000
1988 16,507,000,000
1989 22,480,000,000
1990 29,258,000,000
1991 36,649,000,000
1992 39,856,000,000
1993 45,650,000,000
1994 59,600,000,000
1995 77,691,000,000
1996 78,418,000,000
1997 79,029,000,000
1998 58,272,000,000
1999 65,389,000,000
2000 81,963,000,000
2001 73,744,000,000
2002 79,761,000,000
2003 83,299,000,000
2004 105,166,000,000
2005 114,324,000,000
2006 130,441,000,000
2007 146,170,000,000
2008 156,348,000,000
2009 123,757,000,000
2010 164,622,000,000
2011 187,473,000,000
2012 196,393,000,000
2013 205,897,000,000
2014 208,851,000,000
2015 175,971,000,000
2016 168,684,000,000
2017 195,417,000,000
2018 217,602,000,000
2019 204,998,000,000
2020 189,856,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 57.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 89.08 in 1991, while its lowest value was 53.78 in 2016.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 78.40
1968 77.31
1969 77.54
1970 79.66
1971 82.60
1972 81.31
1973 76.82
1974 82.31
1975 83.64
1976 84.74
1977 83.46
1978 84.67
1979 86.88
1980 87.68
1981 87.85
1982 88.01
1983 87.90
1984 87.45
1985 87.25
1986 86.83
1987 86.46
1988 86.09
1989 86.73
1990 89.01
1991 89.08
1992 88.08
1993 88.49
1994 88.39
1995 88.41
1996 86.24
1997 84.91
1998 83.66
1999 83.09
2000 81.83
2001 79.90
2002 76.78
2003 75.24
2004 72.89
2005 71.25
2006 70.14
2007 68.05
2008 66.97
2009 65.27
2010 64.22
2011 63.95
2012 61.89
2013 60.38
2014 60.22
2015 58.58
2016 53.78
2017 54.75
2018 58.44
2019 57.81
2020 57.39

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 8.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 8.70 in 2014, while its lowest value was 2.26 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 2.97
1968 2.26
1969 2.76
1970 3.80
1971 3.39
1972 3.75
1973 3.01
1974 3.08
1975 2.36
1976 3.39
1977 4.78
1978 3.92
1979 3.07
1980 3.31
1981 3.30
1982 2.70
1983 3.45
1984 2.45
1985 2.45
1986 2.51
1987 2.59
1988 3.53
1989 3.54
1990 3.28
1991 2.81
1992 2.75
1993 2.76
1994 2.71
1995 2.86
1996 3.52
1997 3.80
1998 2.70
1999 2.89
2000 2.60
2001 3.57
2002 3.08
2003 3.09
2004 3.99
2005 3.94
2006 4.34
2007 5.09
2008 5.87
2009 6.32
2010 6.80
2011 7.32
2012 7.43
2013 8.02
2014 8.70
2015 6.87
2016 6.87
2017 7.83
2018 7.70
2019 7.69
2020 8.18

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 34.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 34.60 in 2016, while its lowest value was 6.40 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 16.87
1968 18.90
1969 18.13
1970 14.81
1971 11.94
1972 12.88
1973 13.52
1974 11.51
1975 12.24
1976 10.10
1977 10.05
1978 9.99
1979 8.47
1980 7.57
1981 7.71
1982 8.16
1983 7.44
1984 8.83
1985 9.06
1986 9.49
1987 9.44
1988 8.97
1989 8.33
1990 6.40
1991 6.80
1992 7.64
1993 7.43
1994 7.32
1995 7.30
1996 8.87
1997 10.11
1998 12.36
1999 12.73
2000 13.67
2001 15.32
2002 18.73
2003 21.33
2004 22.91
2005 24.67
2006 24.96
2007 25.81
2008 26.09
2009 28.20
2010 28.32
2011 28.24
2012 29.83
2013 30.54
2014 29.97
2015 33.40
2016 34.60
2017 33.98
2018 33.64
2019 34.15
2020 34.12

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 0.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 1.27 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1971.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.02
1968 0.02
1969 0.02
1970 0.02
1971 0.01
1972 0.01
1973 0.08
1974 0.16
1975 0.06
1976 0.11
1977 0.06
1978 0.08
1979 0.08
1980 0.01
1981 0.04
1982 0.03
1983 0.02
1984 0.04
1985 0.05
1986 0.03
1987 0.05
1988 0.04
1989 0.05
1990 0.05
1991 0.09
1992 0.12
1993 0.15
1994 0.46
1995 0.45
1996 0.65
1997 0.81
1998 0.37
1999 0.58
2000 0.34
2001 0.30
2002 0.40
2003 0.36
2004 0.57
2005 0.56
2006 0.30
2007 0.35
2008 0.55
2009 0.48
2010 0.55
2011 0.51
2012 0.48
2013 0.81
2014 1.27
2015 0.86
2016 0.86
2017 0.71
2018 0.88
2019 0.90
2020 0.86

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 2.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 3.48 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.56
1968 0.35
1969 0.56
1970 1.66
1971 1.14
1972 1.73
1973 0.69
1974 0.83
1975 0.36
1976 0.48
1977 1.00
1978 0.89
1979 0.90
1980 0.62
1981 0.89
1982 0.95
1983 1.16
1984 0.92
1985 0.83
1986 0.99
1987 1.13
1988 1.51
1989 1.42
1990 1.55
1991 1.17
1992 1.05
1993 0.98
1994 0.79
1995 0.93
1996 0.99
1997 1.13
1998 0.79
1999 0.76
2000 0.63
2001 1.02
2002 0.87
2003 1.00
2004 1.04
2005 1.35
2006 1.53
2007 1.62
2008 1.50
2009 2.20
2010 2.50
2011 2.55
2012 2.71
2013 2.89
2014 3.48
2015 2.01
2016 2.19
2017 2.05
2018 1.81
2019 1.80
2020 2.21

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 0.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 1.84 in 1977, while its lowest value was 0.07 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.26
1968 0.12
1969 0.12
1970 0.12
1971 0.10
1972 0.10
1973 0.07
1974 0.08
1975 0.11
1976 0.67
1977 1.84
1978 1.25
1979 0.43
1980 1.05
1981 0.97
1982 0.53
1983 0.82
1984 0.08
1985 0.14
1986 0.24
1987 0.10
1988 0.17
1989 0.24
1990 0.28
1991 0.12
1992 0.13
1993 0.23
1994 0.13
1995 0.13
1996 0.14
1997 0.14
1998 0.19
1999 0.19
2000 0.26
2001 0.68
2002 0.57
2003 0.46
2004 0.52
2005 0.46
2006 0.64
2007 0.51
2008 0.71
2009 0.42
2010 0.62
2011 0.48
2012 0.75
2013 0.48
2014 0.63
2015 0.42
2016 0.31
2017 0.53
2018 0.72
2019 0.48
2020 0.43

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 3.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 3.45 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.84 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 1.84
1968 1.61
1969 1.83
1970 1.82
1971 1.98
1972 1.67
1973 1.90
1974 1.72
1975 1.49
1976 1.71
1977 1.40
1978 1.35
1979 1.18
1980 1.15
1981 1.07
1982 0.85
1983 0.97
1984 0.96
1985 1.01
1986 0.98
1987 0.94
1988 1.12
1989 1.29
1990 0.89
1991 0.94
1992 1.09
1993 1.04
1994 0.84
1995 0.84
1996 1.05
1997 1.06
1998 0.88
1999 0.90
2000 0.97
2001 1.14
2002 0.91
2003 0.90
2004 1.31
2005 1.05
2006 1.10
2007 1.50
2008 2.12
2009 1.98
2010 1.66
2011 2.03
2012 2.15
2013 2.72
2014 2.14
2015 2.48
2016 2.63
2017 3.45
2018 3.25
2019 3.13
2020 3.40

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 1.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 1.75 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.16 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.30
1968 0.16
1969 0.23
1970 0.17
1971 0.16
1972 0.23
1973 0.26
1974 0.29
1975 0.35
1976 0.42
1977 0.48
1978 0.35
1979 0.49
1980 0.47
1981 0.34
1982 0.34
1983 0.48
1984 0.45
1985 0.41
1986 0.27
1987 0.36
1988 0.69
1989 0.54
1990 0.51
1991 0.49
1992 0.37
1993 0.36
1994 0.49
1995 0.50
1996 0.68
1997 0.66
1998 0.47
1999 0.45
2000 0.39
2001 0.43
2002 0.32
2003 0.38
2004 0.55
2005 0.52
2006 0.78
2007 1.12
2008 0.99
2009 1.24
2010 1.46
2011 1.75
2012 1.34
2013 1.13
2014 1.18
2015 1.11
2016 0.88
2017 1.09
2018 1.05
2019 1.37
2020 1.28

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 0.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 6.65 in 1973, while its lowest value was 0.14 in 2005.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 1.75
1968 1.53
1969 1.58
1970 1.73
1971 2.07
1972 2.05
1973 6.65
1974 3.10
1975 1.76
1976 1.77
1977 1.71
1978 1.43
1979 1.59
1980 1.45
1981 1.14
1982 1.13
1983 1.20
1984 1.28
1985 1.24
1986 1.17
1987 1.52
1988 1.42
1989 1.40
1990 1.32
1991 1.32
1992 1.53
1993 1.32
1994 1.58
1995 1.44
1996 1.38
1997 1.19
1998 1.28
1999 1.28
2000 1.90
2001 1.21
2002 1.41
2003 0.34
2004 0.21
2005 0.14
2006 0.56
2007 1.05
2008 1.07
2009 0.21
2010 0.67
2011 0.49
2012 0.84
2013 1.05
2014 1.11
2015 1.15
2016 4.76
2017 3.43
2018 0.22
2019 0.35
2020 0.31

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Malaysia was $190,321,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 53 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $217,909,000,000 in 2018 and $1,084,050,000 in 1967.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 $1,084,050,000
1968 $1,151,100,000
1969 $1,168,930,000
1970 $1,398,820,000
1971 $1,443,720,000
1972 $1,600,290,000
1973 $2,508,870,000
1974 $4,160,800,000
1975 $3,535,970,000
1976 $3,838,520,000
1977 $4,553,950,000
1978 $5,935,670,000
1979 $7,848,110,000
1980 $10,832,150,000
1981 $11,590,550,000
1982 $12,418,910,000
1983 $13,246,180,000
1984 $14,067,470,000
1985 $12,310,350,000
1986 $10,835,910,000
1987 $12,710,230,000
1988 $16,569,090,000
1989 $22,590,050,000
1990 $29,172,760,000
1991 $36,753,520,000
1992 $39,934,430,000
1993 $45,627,880,000
1994 $59,561,620,000
1995 $77,632,740,000
1996 $78,457,070,000
1997 $79,059,380,000
1998 $58,337,690,000
1999 $65,501,650,000
2000 $82,205,160,000
2001 $73,360,510,000
2002 $79,514,700,000
2003 $82,743,370,000
2004 $104,307,000,000
2005 $113,609,000,000
2006 $130,476,000,000
2007 $146,982,000,000
2008 $156,896,000,000
2009 $123,826,000,000
2010 $164,735,000,000
2011 $187,640,000,000
2012 $196,592,000,000
2013 $206,118,000,000
2014 $208,961,000,000
2015 $175,977,000,000
2016 $168,371,000,000
2017 $195,079,000,000
2018 $217,909,000,000
2019 $204,835,000,000
2020 $190,321,000,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Malaysia was 34.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 34.60 in 2016, while its lowest value was 6.40 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 16.87
1968 18.90
1969 18.13
1970 14.81
1971 11.94
1972 12.88
1973 13.52
1974 11.51
1975 12.24
1976 10.10
1977 10.05
1978 9.99
1979 8.47
1980 7.57
1981 7.71
1982 8.16
1983 7.44
1984 8.83
1985 9.06
1986 9.49
1987 9.44
1988 8.97
1989 8.33
1990 6.40
1991 6.80
1992 7.64
1993 7.43
1994 7.32
1995 7.30
1996 8.87
1997 10.11
1998 12.36
1999 12.73
2000 13.67
2001 15.32
2002 18.73
2003 21.33
2004 22.91
2005 24.67
2006 24.96
2007 25.81
2008 26.09
2009 28.20
2010 28.32
2011 28.24
2012 29.83
2013 30.54
2014 29.97
2015 33.40
2016 34.60
2017 33.98
2018 33.64
2019 34.15
2020 34.12

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports