Malaysia Total Imports Growth

1991 - 2026 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Total Imports Growth

  • Malaysia Total Imports grew 3.4 % YoY in Jan 2026, compared with an increase of 8.4 % YoY in the previous month
  • Malaysia Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Jan 2026, with an averaged rate of 11.8 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 67.6 % in Aug 2022 and a record low of -30.0 % in Jan 2009

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. The Department of Statistics provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency.


Further information about Malaysia Total Imports Growth

  • In the latest reports, Malaysia Total Imports recorded 31.3 USD bn in Jan 2026
  • Total Exports reached 38.6 USD bn in Jan 2026, which registered an increase of 19.1 % year on year
  • Malaysia Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 7.3 USD bn in Jan 2026

View Malaysia's Total Imports Growth from Jan 1991 to Jan 2026 in the chart:

Malaysia Total Imports Growth

What was Malaysia's Total Imports Growth in Jan 2026?

Malaysia Total Imports grew 3.4 % YoY in Jan 2026, compared with an increase of 8.4 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.4 Jan 2026 8.4 Dec 2025 -30.0 Jan 2009 67.6 Aug 2022 % monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026

Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Algeria (%) -15.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Argentina (%) -9.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Armenia (%) -9.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Australia (%) 5.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1972 - Jan 2026
Austria (%) 13.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1954 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) -36.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Bahrain (%) 17.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (%) -2.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2025
Belarus (%) 15.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) -6.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (%) -24.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -15.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Botswana (%) -22.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) -4.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2026
Brunei (%) 27.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2025
Bulgaria (%) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (%) 25.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Canada (%) -0.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) 2.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
China (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Colombia (%) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Croatia (%) -16.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Cyprus (%) -13.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Czech Republic (%) -7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Denmark (%) -2.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Ecuador (%) -0.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2026
Egypt (%) 17.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) -2.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
European Union (%) -0.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 9.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
France (%) -3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Georgia (%) -33.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Germany (%) -4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 2026
Ghana (%) -1.4 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) -7.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 38.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) -4.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Iceland (%) -35.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Feb 2026
India (%) 25.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (%) 18.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
Iran (%) 8.2 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Ireland (%) 8.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) -7.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) -16.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Japan (%) 2.3 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1996 - Jan 2026
Jordan (%) -12.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 25.4 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1999 - Dec 2025
South Korea (%) 7.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1967 - Feb 2026
Kosovo (%) -10.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Kuwait (%) 2.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 14.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Laos (%) 22.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Latvia (%) -8.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Lebanon (%) 43.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Lithuania (%) -4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Luxembourg (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 0.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 5.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Malawi (%) 27.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Malaysia (%) 3.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) -23.7 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1995 - Jan 2026
Mauritius (%) -4.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 12.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 30.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (%) -0.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Montenegro (%) 10.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 0.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Mozambique (%) -3.9 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (%) 38.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2011 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) -70.2 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 2004 - Feb 2026
Netherlands (%) 4.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 1.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1961 - Jan 2026
Nigeria (%) 9.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) -8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2026
Oman (%) 38.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 15.1 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 15.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 13.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 1.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Peru (%) 16.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) -3.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Poland (%) 6.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) -2.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Qatar (%) 13.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Romania (%) -7.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Russia (%) 8.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 2.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 17.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 14.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (%) -4.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Slovenia (%) 2.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
South Africa (%) -11.5 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2026
Spain (%) 6.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2026
Sudan (%) 36.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Sweden (%) -7.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Switzerland (%) -6.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026

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Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -27,060.208 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 18,019.868 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 325,635.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 599.224 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,935.614 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 500.265 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 36,274.200 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 7,341.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 38,600.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 19.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,687,998.656 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,264.526 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 233,913.571 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 31,258.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,906,698.415 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 665,132.470 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 5,743.199 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,118.662 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,845.077 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1976 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 8,218.292 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 70,526.859 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 6,631.346 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 5,775.365 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 49,521.933 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 2,975.144 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 11,075.747 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 168.800 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 179.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 180.400 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2026
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 232.600 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2026
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 124.500 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2026
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 29,534.917 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2026
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2,192.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 493.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 8,209.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3,381.831 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -452.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,266.665 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 343,887.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.9 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 146,772.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 13.619 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -2,365.222 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) -12,322.202 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -9,104.748 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) -13,258.536 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 69,564.333 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -15,875.174 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 24,981.363 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) 5,046.915 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 34,086.111 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) 12,279.538 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 46,321.880 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 11,116.744 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) 44.404 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 23,644.847 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -1,833.812 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 305,750.272 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 282,105.425 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -3,121.156 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 14,041.362 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 2,046.905 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -1,112.311 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 14,237.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 22,798.179 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 74,611.248 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 1,454.189 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -23,523.701 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 8,370.696 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 183,357.267 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 652,921.535 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1970 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 114,900.0 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6,100.000 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 668,386.166 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 752,398.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2026
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.500 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 326.350 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 737.520 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1964 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 599,790.836 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1996 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.69 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.90 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,578,208.928 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2026
Banking System: Demand Deposits (MYR mn) 329,103.228 Oct 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 74.602 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024

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