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Malaysia Balance of Trade

Malaysia's trade surplus hit 19.86 billion MYR in September 2025. This is the highest surplus since March 2025. The August 2025 surplus was 15.85 billion MYR. This represents a 25.3% increase month-over-month. The rise was driven by a 12.2% export growth. Electrical and electronic products exports were the main contributor. Imports increased by 7.3%. Malaysia's record low Balance of Trade was -4.46 billion MYR in April 2020 and record high was 31.84 billion MYR in September 2022.

Monthly Historical Data (2015-2025)

(in Billion MYR)
Month Balance of Trade (Billion MYR)
Sep 2025 19.9
Aug 2025 15.8
Jul 2025 14.6
Jun 2025 8.4
May 2025 0.8
Apr 2025 5.1
Mar 2025 24.8
Feb 2025 12.6
Jan 2025 3.7
Dec 2024 19.1
Nov 2024 15.1
Oct 2024 11.9
Sep 2024 12.8
Aug 2024 5.5
Jul 2024 6.4
Jun 2024 14.3
May 2024 10
Apr 2024 7.7
Mar 2024 12.7
Feb 2024 11.2
Jan 2024 10.2
Dec 2023 11.8
Nov 2023 12.1
Oct 2023 12.9
Sep 2023 24.4
Aug 2023 17.2
Jul 2023 17.4
Jun 2023 29.1
May 2023 15.7
Apr 2023 12.6
Mar 2023 26.7
Feb 2023 19.6
Jan 2023 18.1
Dec 2022 28
Nov 2022 21.8
Oct 2022 18.5
Sep 2022 31.8
Aug 2022 17.3
Jul 2022 15.8
Jun 2022 23.2
May 2022 12.8
Apr 2022 23.4
Mar 2022 26.2
Feb 2022 19.2
Jan 2022 18.2
Dec 2021 31.5
Nov 2021 19.3
Oct 2021 26.6
Sep 2021 26.2
Aug 2021 21.1
Jul 2021 13.6
Jun 2021 22.1
May 2021 13.9
Apr 2021 20.3
Mar 2021 24.4
Feb 2021 18.1
Jan 2021 16.6
Dec 2020 20.7
Nov 2020 17.1
Oct 2020 22.3
Sep 2020 21.9
Aug 2020 14.8
Jul 2020 25.3
Jun 2020 19.9
May 2020 9.9
Apr 2020 -4.5
Mar 2020 11.5
Feb 2020 12.4
Jan 2020 12
Dec 2019 12.5
Nov 2019 6.6
Oct 2019 17.3
Sep 2019 8.4
Aug 2019 10.9
Jul 2019 14.3
Jun 2019 10.5
May 2019 9.1
Apr 2019 10.8
Mar 2019 14.4
Feb 2019 11.1
Jan 2019 11.5
Dec 2018 11
Nov 2018 8.5
Oct 2018 16.9
Sep 2018 15.6
Aug 2018 1.4
Jul 2018 8.1
Jun 2018 6.1
May 2018 8.8
Apr 2018 13.3
Mar 2018 15
Feb 2018 9.1
Jan 2018 10.1
Dec 2017 7.4
Nov 2017 9.9
Oct 2017 10
Sep 2017 8.2
Aug 2017 9.9
Jul 2017 8.2
Jun 2017 10.2
May 2017 6.2
Apr 2017 9
Mar 2017 5.7
Feb 2017 8.9
Jan 2017 4.9
Dec 2016 9
Nov 2016 9.1
Oct 2016 9.9
Sep 2016 7.7
Aug 2016 8.6
Jul 2016 2.1
Jun 2016 5.6
May 2016 3.2
Apr 2016 9
Mar 2016 11.2
Feb 2016 7.4
Jan 2016 5.4
Dec 2015 8.4
Nov 2015 10.2
Oct 2015 12.1
Sep 2015 9.6
Aug 2015 10.2
Jul 2015 2.5
Jun 2015 7.8
May 2015 5.3
Apr 2015 6.3
Mar 2015 6.9
Feb 2015 3.8

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-10-17 12:00 AM Balance of Trade (Sep) MYR 19.9B MYR 15.9B MYR 16.8B
2025-09-19 12:00 AM Balance of Trade (Aug) MYR 16.1B MYR 14.6B -
Malaysia Balance of Trade : Definition
Malaysia's balance of trade shows the difference between the value of its exports and imports, denominated in MYR. A trade surplus occurs when exports exceed imports while a trade deficit indicates the opposite.