Malaysia Trade Balance

1990 - 2020 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Malaysia Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 4.2 USD bn in Nov 2020, compared with a surplus of 4.6 USD bn in the previous month. Malaysia Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1990 to Nov 2020, with an averaged value of 1.7 USD bn. The data reached an all-time high of 5.9 USD bn in Jul 2020 and a record low of -1.6 USD bn in Apr 2020. CEIC calculates monthly Trade Balance from monthly Total Exports and monthly Total Imports and converts it into USD. The Department of Statistics provides Total Exports and Total Imports in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

In the latest reports, Malaysia Total Exports reached 20.1 USD bn in Nov 2020, an increase of 4.5 % year on year. Total Imports recorded 15.9 USD bn in Nov 2020, a decrease of 9.3 % year on year.

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What was Malaysia's Trade Balance in Nov 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
4,166.2 Nov 2020	4,638.0 Oct 2020	-1,599.2 Apr 2020	5,933.0 Jul 2020	USD mn	monthly	Jan 1990 - Nov 2020

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country/region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (USD mn)	-376.8 Dec 2020	monthly	Oct 1998 - Dec 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	-791.7 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2020
Argentina (USD mn)	141.2 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Nov 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	-197.4 Nov 2020	monthly	Nov 1995 - Nov 2020
Australia (USD mn)	3,651.0 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 1971 - Nov 2020
Austria (USD mn)	-377.4 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	-91.6 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	856.2 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
Bangladesh (USD mn)	-915.4 Oct 2020	monthly	Jul 1986 - Oct 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	309.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Oct 2020

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Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-3.6 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-13,265.471 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	7,311.206 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Sep 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	8.3 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Sep 2020
National Government Debt (USD mn)	210,248.4 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1978 - Sep 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	61.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 2010 - Sep 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn)	470.258 2025	yearly	1990 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn)	1,298.128 2025	yearly	1990 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn)	404.429 2025	yearly	1990 - 2025
Central Government Operations: ytd: Revenue (MYR mn)	193,250.000 Nov 2020	monthly	Mar 2000 - Nov 2020
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn)	255,294.000 Nov 2020	monthly	Mar 2000 - Nov 2020
Central Government Operations: ytd: Overall Balance (MYR mn)	-62,042.000 Nov 2020	monthly	Mar 2000 - Nov 2020
Central Govt Current Expenditure: Total (MYR mn)	56,325.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Sep 2020
Govt Debt: Domestic (MYR mn)	658,963.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2020
Govt Debt: External (MYR mn)	215,313.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2020

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Exports: By Commodities and BEC Classification Exports: By Country and SITC Exports: By Major Commodities and MITI Classification Exports: By Selected Commodities Exports: fob: by Country: Monthly Exports: Palm Oil and Palm Oil Products Exports: Rubber Exports: Timber: Peninsular Malaysia Exports: Timber: Sarawak Imports: By Commodities and BEC Classification Imports: By Country and SITC Imports: By End Use and BEC Classification Imports: By Major Commodities and MITI Classification Imports: cif: by Country: Annual Imports: cif: by Country: Quarterly Imports: Rubber Trade Index: Export and Import Unit Value Index: 1999=100 Trade Index: Export and Import Volume Index: 1999=100 Trade Index: Terms of Trade: 1999=100 Trade Statistics: Annual Trade Tariffs

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