Malaysia shipped US$234.3 billion worth of goods around the world in 2014. The adjacent list reveals its 10 top trade partners, accounting for 71.8% of total Malaysian exports.
Aircraft, Spacecraft Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $879.5 million. The 10 countries below imported 82.8% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $168 million (19.1%)
2. Singapore: $155.9 million (17.7%)
3. United States: $154.8 million (17.6%)
4. Japan: $67.6 million (7.7%)
5. Thailand: $61.7 million (7%)
6. France: $32.8 million (3.7%)
7. China: $24.6 million (2.8%)
8. Indonesia: $22.1 million (2.5%)
9. Hong Kong: $20.4 million (2.3%)
10. Italy: $20.1 million (2.3%)
Alcoholic Beverages Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $870.8 million. The 10 countries below imported 91.7% of that total.
1. Singapore: $372.9 million (42.8%)
2. Indonesia: $112.3 million (12.9%)
3. Viet Nam: $99.1 million (11.4%)
4. Thailand: $85.1 million (9.8%)
5. Papua New Guinea: $44.9 million (5.2%)
6. Cambodia: $18.5 million (2.1%)
7. China: $17.8 million (2%)
8. Hong Kong: $17.4 million (2%)
9. Australia: $16 million (1.8%)
10. Brunei Darussalam: $14.3 million (1.6%)
Aluminum Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $2.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 76% of that total.
1. South Korea: $346.9 million (15.5%)
2. Singapore: $290.8 million (13%)
3. Thailand: $213.4 million (9.5%)
4. Viet Nam: $180.8 million (8.1%)
5. India: $154 million (6.9%)
6. Japan: $131.1 million (5.9%)
7. Indonesia: $127.4 million (5.7%)
8. Taiwan: $109.2 million (4.9%)
9. China: $85.3 million (3.8%)
10. United States: $63.6 million (2.8%)
Automobile Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $1.9 billion. The 10 countries below imported 72.7% of that total.
1. Thailand: $394.9 million (20.3%)
2. Singapore: $181.7 million (9.3%)
3. China: $170.5 million (8.7%)
4. Indonesia: $139.4 million (7.1%)
5. Germany: $123.2 million (6.3%)
6. Taiwan: $98.1 million (5%)
7. United States: $90.1 million (4.6%)
8. Hong Kong: $89.7 million (4.6%)
9. Japan: $77.6 million (4%)
10. United Kingdom: $52.4 million (2.7%)
Cereals Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $20.7 million. The 10 countries below imported 99.1% of that total.
1. Indonesia: $17.7 million (85.6%)
2. Singapore: $1.7 million (8.2%)
3. Philippines: $290,000 (1.4%)
4. United Arab Emirates: $192,000 (0.9%)
5. Brunei Darussalam: $170,000 (0.8%)
6. Switzerland: $162,000 (0.8%)
7. Taiwan: $137,000 (0.7%)
8. Solomon Islands: $55,000 (0.3%)
9. Sri Lanka: $52,000 (0.3%)
10. Cambodia: $48,000 (0.2%)
Organic Chemicals Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $4.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 86.2% of that total.
1. China: $1.1 billion (24.7%)
2. Indonesia: $525.9 million (12.1%)
3. India: $510.4 million (11.8%)
4. Singapore: $338.4 million (7.8%)
5. Japan: $289.6 million (6.7%)
6. Thailand: $271.4 million (6.3%)
7. South Korea: $229.9 million (5.3%)
8. United States: $227.4 million (5.2%)
9. Taiwan: $143.2 million (3.3%)
10. Viet Nam: $127.2 million (2.9%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $411.3 million. The 10 countries below imported 80.6% of that total.
1. United States: $195 million (47.4%)
2. Singapore: $29.3 million (7.1%)
3. Hong Kong: $19.5 million (4.7%)
4. Germany: $16 million (3.9%)
5. Australia: $14 million (3.4%)
6. United Arab Emirates: $13.3 million (3.2%)
7. Japan: $12.5 million (3%)
8. Canada: $11.8 million (2.9%)
9. Thailand: $10.4 million (2.5%)
10. Italy: $9.6 million (2.3%)
Copper Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $2.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 85% of that total.
1. China: $750.9 million (34.2%)
2. India: $245.8 million (11.2%)
3. Singapore: $187.9 million (8.5%)
4. Australia: $151.6 million (6.9%)
5. Thailand: $142.3 million (6.5%)
6. Japan: $117.7 million (5.4%)
7. Saudi Arabia: $83.3 million (3.8%)
8. Taiwan: $72.2 million (3.3%)
9. Hong Kong: $60.6 million (2.8%)
10. Indonesia: $55.5 million (2.5%)
Electronic Equipment Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $65.8 billion. The 10 countries below imported 83.3% of that total.
1. China: $11.1 billion (16.9%)
2. Singapore: $10.3 billion (15.7%)
3. United States: $9.3 billion (14.1%)
4. Hong Kong: $8.6 billion (13.1%)
5. Japan: $4.4 billion (6.7%)
6. Germany: $2.8 billion (4.3%)
7. Thailand: $2.8 billion (4.2%)
8. Netherlands: $2.2 billion (3.3%)
9. Taiwan: $2.2 billion (3.3%)
10. South Korea: $1.1 billion (1.6%)
Footwear Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $150.8 million. The 10 countries below imported 76.6% of that total.
1. Singapore: $55.5 million (36.8%)
2. Thailand: $11.5 million (7.6%)
3. Indonesia: $11.4 million (7.5%)
4. Saudi Arabia: $7.6 million (5%)
5. United Arab Emirates: $6.6 million (4.4%)
6. Viet Nam: $6.1 million (4%)
7. Hong Kong: $4.8 million (3.2%)
8. United Kingdom: $4.7 million (3.1%)
9. Germany: $4.2 million (2.8%)
10. Ireland: $3.1 million (2.1%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $2.9 billion. The 10 countries below imported 69.6% of that total.
1. United States: $737.1 million (25.7%)
2. Singapore: $279.1 million (9.7%)
3. Japan: $237.3 million (8.3%)
4. Australia: $214.4 million (7.5%)
5. United Kingdom: $114.6 million (4%)
6. Germany: $108.3 million (3.8%)
7. Canada: $90 million (3.1%)
8. United Arab Emirates: $89.1 million (3.1%)
9. India: $75.6 million (2.6%)
10. Saudi Arabia: $53.5 million (1.9%)
Gems, Precious Metals Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $2.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 96.8% of that total.
1. United Arab Emirates: $1.4 billion (49.6%)
2. Singapore: $536.3 million (19.6%)
3. Japan: $228.5 million (8.4%)
4. Hong Kong: $138.2 million (5.1%)
5. Australia: $106.3 million (3.9%)
6. Thailand: $84.1 million (3.1%)
7. Switzerland: $58.5 million (2.1%)
8. Bangladesh: $57.3 million (2.1%)
9. United States: $55.2 million (2%)
10. Taiwan: $29 million (1.1%)
Inorganic Chemicals Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $653.6 million. The 10 countries below imported 85.5% of that total.
1. Thailand: $99.5 million (15.2%)
2. Indonesia: $69.2 million (10.6%)
3. China: $63.1 million (9.7%)
4. Singapore: $62.2 million (9.5%)
5. South Korea: $59.6 million (9.1%)
6. Viet Nam: $59.5 million (9.1%)
7. India: $55.8 million (8.5%)
8. Japan: $37.5 million (5.7%)
9. Taiwan: $28 million (4.3%)
10. Australia: $24.4 million (3.7%)
Iron and Steel Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 80.5% of that total.
1. Indonesia: $211.4 million (16.6%)
2. India: $128.9 million (10.1%)
3. Thailand: $121 million (9.5%)
4. Singapore: $117.4 million (9.2%)
5. South Korea: $106.2 million (8.3%)
6. Qatar: $90.8 million (7.1%)
7. Australia: $88.8 million (7%)
8. China: $74.5 million (5.8%)
9. Viet Nam: $50.1 million (3.9%)
10. Bangladesh: $36.1 million (2.8%)
Iron or Steel Product Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $3.5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 79.1% of that total.
1. Singapore: $711.5 million (20.6%)
2. Australia: $711.5 million (20.6%)
3. Norway: $312.5 million (9%)
4. Thailand: $280.9 million (8.1%)
5. United States: $232.7 million (6.7%)
6. Indonesia: $217.5 million (6.3%)
7. Japan: $73.3 million (2.1%)
8. India: $65.9 million (1.9%)
9. United Arab Emirates: $65.1 million (1.9%)
10. Germany: $64.6 million (1.9%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $23.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 73.7% of that total.
1. Singapore: $3 billion (12.9%)
2. China: $2.7 billion (11.6%)
3. United States: $2.7 billion (11.5%)
4. Thailand: $2.7 billion (11.5%)
5. Netherlands: $1.6 billion (7%)
6. Hong Kong: $1.1 billion (4.6%)
7. Japan: $1.1 billion (4.6%)
8. Indonesia: $918.3 million (4%)
9. Australia: $857.7 million (3.7%)
10. India: $548.1 million (2.4%)
Meat Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $46.5 million. The 10 countries below imported 95.6% of that total.
1. Thailand: $26.6 million (57.3%)
2. Singapore: $5.2 million (11.3%)
3. Brunei Darussalam: $5.1 million (11%)
4. Indonesia: $1.8 million (3.9%)
5. Qatar: $1.7 million (3.7%)
6. Oman: $927,000 (2%)
7. Bahrain: $864,000 (1.9%)
8. Pakistan: $841,000 (1.8%)
9. Hong Kong: $753,000 (1.6%)
10. Viet Nam: $514,000 (1.1%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $7.4 billion. The 10 countries below imported 82% of that total.
1. United States: $1.3 billion (18%)
2. Singapore: $913 million (12.3%)
3. Thailand: $634.4 million (8.5%)
4. Japan: $615.3 million (8.3%)
5. Netherlands: $609.4 million (8.2%)
6. China: $606.5 million (8.2%)
7. Germany: $579.6 million (7.8%)
8. Taiwan: $349.1 million (4.7%)
9. Belgium: $264.4 million (3.6%)
10. Hong Kong: $184.2 million (2.5%)
Oil Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $51.8 billion. The 10 countries below imported 91.6% of that total.
1. Japan: $13.7 billion (26.4%)
2. Singapore: $9.9 billion (19.1%)
3. Australia: $4.7 billion (9.2%)
4. South Korea: $4 billion (7.7%)
5. Indonesia: $3.7 billion (7.1%)
6. China: $3.2 billion (6.2%)
7. Taiwan: $2.9 billion (5.5%)
8. India: $2.7 billion (5.2%)
9. Thailand: $1.8 billion (3.5%)
10. New Zealand: $845.8 million (1.6%)
Paper Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $903.4 million. The 10 countries below imported 73.1% of that total.
1. Singapore: $239.3 million (26.5%)
2. Indonesia: $80.8 million (8.9%)
3. Australia: $80.4 million (8.9%)
4. Thailand: $80.2 million (8.9%)
5. Viet Nam: $45.6 million (5.1%)
6. Japan: $38.4 million (4.2%)
7. United States: $32.7 million (3.6%)
8. United Kingdom: $23 million (2.5%)
9. New Zealand: $22.2 million (2.5%)
10. South Korea: $18.3 million (2%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $337.5 million. The 10 countries below imported 73% of that total.
1. Singapore: $63.4 million (18.8%)
2. Hong Kong: $30.6 million (9.1%)
3. Thailand: $29.7 million (8.8%)
4. Indonesia: $23.5 million (7%)
5. Viet Nam: $21 million (6.2%)
6. Japan: $19.9 million (5.9%)
7. Australia: $18.3 million (5.4%)
8. Philippines: $14.6 million (4.3%)
9. Brunei Darussalam: $12.7 million (3.8%)
10. United States: $12.6 million (3.7%)
Pharmaceuticals Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $226.6 million. The 10 countries below imported 79.5% of that total.
1. Singapore: $46.4 million (20.5%)
2. Brunei Darussalam: $24.8 million (11%)
3. Hong Kong: $24.6 million (10.9%)
4. South Korea: $15.7 million (6.9%)
5. Indonesia: $15.3 million (6.8%)
6. Myanmar (Burma): $13.6 million (6%)
7. Viet Nam: $13.5 million (5.9%)
8. Nigeria: $10.2 million (4.5%)
9. Papua New Guinea: $9.4 million (4.2%)
10. Philippines: $6.7 million (2.9%)
Plastics Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $7.6 billion. The 10 countries below imported 75.9% of that total.
1. China: $1.2 billion (16.1%)
2. Indonesia: $857.9 million (11.4%)
3. Singapore: $833.2 million (11%)
4. Japan: $660.6 million (8.7%)
5. Thailand: $637.3 million (8.4%)
6. Viet Nam: $389.6 million (5.2%)
7. Philippines: $328.1 million (4.3%)
8. Australia: $322.1 million (4.3%)
9. United States: $251.4 million (3.3%)
10. South Korea: $240.4 million (3.2%)
Rubber Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $6.9 billion. The 10 countries below imported 70.1% of that total.
1. China: $1.8 billion (25.6%)
2. United States: $1.4 billion (19.5%)
3. Germany: $497.3 million (7.2%)
4. Japan: $254.3 million (3.7%)
5. Brazil: $202.9 million (2.9%)
6. United Kingdom: $187.5 million (2.7%)
7. Australia: $175.6 million (2.5%)
8. Thailand: $165.6 million (2.4%)
9. Italy: $134.9 million (1.9%)
10. Singapore: $115.7 million (1.7%)
Wood Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $4.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 71.8% of that total.
1. Japan: $1.1 billion (25.2%)
2. India: $456.1 million (10.5%)
3. Taiwan: $290.3 million (6.7%)
4. South Korea: $258.1 million (5.9%)
5. China: $252.2 million (5.8%)
6. Singapore: $178.3 million (4.1%)
7. Thailand: $171.3 million (3.9%)
8. Australia: $144.3 million (3.3%)
9. United States: $141 million (3.2%)
10. United Kingdom: $133.3 million (3.1%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Exports
Malaysian exports for this product category were $986.8 million. The 10 countries below imported 78.6% of that total.
1. United States: $346.8 million (35.1%)
2. Japan: $89.3 million (9%)
3. Belgium: $68.2 million (6.9%)
4. Singapore: $64.1 million (6.5%)
5. Australia: $62.8 million (6.4%)
6. United Kingdom: $37.9 million (3.8%)
7. Germany: $33 million (3.3%)
8. United Arab Emirates: $28.4 million (2.9%)
9. Netherlands: $23.4 million (2.4%)
10. France: $21.3 million (2.2%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for Malaysian exports from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Malaysia Trade Partners 2014
Fastest-Growing Malaysian Export Countries
