Imports to Malaysia increased 8.2% year-on-year to MYR 114.24 billion in February 2026, exceeding market expectations of a 5.4% growth and following a downwardly revised 4.8% rise in January. The three main import categories by end use, which together accounted for 73.8% of total imports, all recorded positive growth: intermediate goods (0.8%), capital goods (15.4%), and consumption goods (1.5%). By sector, manufacturing imports climbed 15.1%, primarily driven by a 36.3% surge in electrical and electronic products. In contrast, imports of agricultural products fell 26.0%, and mining products declined 37.2%. Among key trading partners, China remained the largest source of Malaysian imports (27.3%), followed by Taiwan (36.4%), the EU (9.0%), South Korea (86.8%), Japan (6.8%), Thailand (1.8%), and Vietnam (47.2%). Imports from Singapore (-5.6%), the US (-18.0%), and Indonesia (-10.5%) dropped. source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Imports in Malaysia averaged 30313.64 MYR Million from 1970 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 130708.23 MYR Million in December of 2025 and a record low of 313.60 MYR Million in August of 1970. This page provides the latest reported value for - Malaysia Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Malaysia Imports - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.
Imports in Malaysia is expected to be 123000.00 MYR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malaysia Imports is projected to trend around 140000.00 MYR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.