Malaysia’s imports grew 12.0% year-on-year to MYR 133.7 billion in December 2025, easing from a 15.8% surge in the previous month but topping market estimates of an 8.5% increase, reflecting solid domestic demand at year-end. The rise was boosted by higher imports of consumption goods (27.6%), intermediate goods (3.6%), and dual-use goods (60.1%). source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Imports in Malaysia averaged 30054.49 MYR Million from 1970 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 133676.00 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 February of 2026.

Imports in Malaysia is expected to be 125000.00 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 131000.00 MYR Million in 2026 and 140000.00 MYR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 19276.00 6085.00 MYR Million Dec 2025
Capital Flows 12324.00 -11411.00 MYR Million Dec 2025
Current Account 2047.00 12821.00 MYR Million Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP 1.40 1.10 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 152952.00 134935.00 MYR Million Dec 2025
Exports YoY 10.40 7.00 percent Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 27817.00 8468.55 MYR Million Dec 2025
Imports 133676.00 128850.00 MYR Million Dec 2025
Imports YoY 12.00 15.80 percent Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 123.60 123.70 points Dec 2025


Malaysia Imports
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)..
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
133676.00 128850.00 133676.00 313.60 1970 - 2025 MYR Million Monthly


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