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Change indicator
28.09B MYRup MYR 5.56 billion from Jul 2026August 2026 · released 18 Sep 2026
+32.9%over 5 years

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Key data points

Last release
18 Sep 2026
Observation period
August 2026
Next release
19 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC
Previous
22.53B MYR Jul 2026
Highest
39.87B MYR May 2026
Lowest
−4.46B MYR Apr 2020
A year ago
15.86B MYR
Data since
2000

Malaysia trade balance by year

Malaysia trade balance by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)MYR 24.83 billionMYR 39.87 billionMay 2026MYR 15.78 billionJune 2026▲ +6.13B
2025MYR 13.07 billionMYR 25.07 billionMarch 2025MYR 1.2 billionMay 2025▲ +18.64B
2024MYR 11.59 billionMYR 19.26 billionDecember 2024MYR 6.35 billionAugust 2024▲ +9.12B
2023MYR 17.93 billionMYR 29.07 billionJune 2023MYR 11.35 billionApril 2023▼ −6.34B
2022MYR 21.35 billionMYR 31.84 billionSeptember 2022MYR 12.8 billionMay 2022▲ +9.74B
2021MYR 21.14 billionMYR 31.48 billionDecember 2021MYR 13.56 billionJuly 2021▲ +14.87B
2020MYR 15.28 billionMYR 25.26 billionJuly 2020−MYR 4.46 billionApril 2020▲ +8.69B
2019MYR 12.14 billionMYR 17.57 billionOctober 2019MYR 6.69 billionNovember 2019▲ +136.40M
2018MYR 10.32 billionMYR 16.85 billionOctober 2018MYR 1.45 billionAugust 2018▲ +911.53M
2017MYR 8.21 billionMYR 10.2 billionJune 2017MYR 4.87 billionJanuary 2017▲ +2.50B
2016MYR 7.35 billionMYR 11.16 billionMarch 2016MYR 2.1 billionJuly 2016▲ +3.57B
2015MYR 7.63 billionMYR 12.11 billionOctober 2015MYR 2.49 billionJuly 2015▲ +28.59M
2014MYR 6.87 billionMYR 10.99 billionNovember 2014MYR 1.08 billionOctober 2014▲ +2.46B
2013MYR 5.94 billionMYR 9.89 billionNovember 2013MYR 1.07 billionApril 2013▲ +6.41B
2012MYR 8.0 billionMYR 10.68 billionFebruary 2012MYR 3.55 billionJuly 2012▼ −349.70M
2011MYR 10.35 billionMYR 14.41 billionOctober 2011MYR 8.31 billionDecember 2011▼ −1.47B
2010MYR 9.17 billionMYR 14.37 billionMarch 2010MYR 6.04 billionJune 2010▼ −3.30B
2009MYR 9.82 billionMYR 12.22 billionDecember 2009MYR 6.93 billionJanuary 2009▲ +5.28B
2008MYR 11.93 billionMYR 15.77 billionMay 2008MYR 8.19 billionMarch 2008▲ +604.20M
2007MYR 8.52 billionMYR 11.59 billionSeptember 2007MYR 5.76 billionApril 2007▲ +2.34B
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Malaysia trade balance by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2006MYR 9.26 billionMYR 11.09 billionDecember 2006MYR 7.18 billionApril 2006▲ +2.06B
2005MYR 8.61 billionMYR 10.62 billionOctober 2005MYR 6.18 billionJuly 2005▲ +1.81B
2004MYR 6.8 billionMYR 8.2 billionAugust 2004MYR 5.23 billionJune 2004▼ −154.63M
2003MYR 6.78 billionMYR 7.94 billionAugust 2003MYR 5.4 billionJuly 2003▼ −435.95M
2002MYR 4.53 billionMYR 6.47 billionNovember 2002MYR 2.03 billionApril 2002▲ +1.17B
2001MYR 4.5 billionMYR 6.23 billionFebruary 2001MYR 3.04 billionJanuary 2001▲ +1.65B
2000MYR 5.15 billionMYR 7.0 billionMarch 2000MYR 3.4 billionApril 2000▲ +1.10B

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12 observations · January 2025 to December 2025

Selected historical observations
Date or periodValue · MYRSource
January 2025MYR 3.72 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
February 2025MYR 12.56 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
March 2025MYR 25.07 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
April 2025MYR 5.07 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
May 2025MYR 1.2 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
June 2025MYR 9.02 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
July 2025MYR 14.78 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
August 2025MYR 15.86 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
September 2025MYR 20.46 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
October 2025MYR 20.55 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
November 2025MYR 6.19 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
December 2025MYR 22.35 billionDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)

Indicator info

Category
Trade
Source
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
Frequency
Monthly
Units
MYR

Exports minus imports of goods. A negative value is a trade deficit.

ExportsAug 2026191.05B MYRImportsAug 2026162.96B MYRInflation rateAug 20261.9%Consumer price indexAug 2026137.5

Reports

Released 18 Sep 202628.09B MYRAugust 2026
Next release, 04:00 UTC19 Oct 2026September 2026

History

Trade balance recent observations
PeriodValueChange
August 202628.09B MYR+5.56B
July 202622.53B MYR+6.76B
June 202615.78B MYR−24.10B
May 202639.87B MYR+10.65B
April 202629.23B MYR+4.73B
March 202624.50B MYR+7.79B
February 202616.71B MYR−5.25B
January 202621.96B MYR−395.25M
December 202522.35B MYR+16.16B
November 20256.19B MYR−14.36B
October 202520.55B MYR+91.42M
September 202520.46B MYR+4.60B
August 202515.86B MYR

Common questions

What is the trade balance in Malaysia now?

The trade balance in Malaysia was MYR 28.09 billion in August 2026, up MYR 5.56 billion from Jul 2026. The figure was released on 18 Sep 2026.

When is the next trade balance release for Malaysia?

The next release is scheduled for 19 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC, covering September 2026.

What are the highest and lowest values of the trade balance in Malaysia?

In data since 2000, the highest was MYR 39.87 billion in May 2026 and the lowest was −MYR 4.46 billion in Apr 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Published by Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

Source
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
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