CONTENTS
Key Economic Data AreaPopulation
Age Distribution Population Growth GDP in Current Prices Industrial Production Index Balance of Payments
Trade in Goods
Top Ten World and ASEAN Trading Countries Top Ten World and ASEAN Export Countries
Top Ten World and ASEAN Import Countries
Major Exports Major Imports
Major Trading Partners Trade Balance with Selected Trading Partners
Trade with ASEAN
Trade with Major EU Countries Trade with APEC Countries Trade with EFTA Countries Trade with TPPA Countries
Trade in Services
Top Ten World and ASEAN Services Trade
Export of Services Import of Services
1 33 33 46 7
11 13 14 15 1618 2022
2325 2729 31
37 39 4142
43 45 47 47
48
49 51 53 55 56
57
59 6060 6161
62
65 73 Investment
Ranking in World Foreign Direct Investment Inflow
Approved Projects in the Manufacturing Sectors Potential Employment in Manufacturing Projects Approved by Category of Employment
Major Sources of Foreign Participation in Approved Manufacturing Projects Approved Manufacturing Projects by States Approved Manufacturing Projects by Major Industry Approved Private Investment by Sectors
Direct Investment Abroad in Selected Economies Foreign Direct Investment in Malaysia by Selected Economies
Manufacturing and
Manufacturing-Related Services Sectors
Manufacturing Sector Performance
Electrical & Electronics Industry Transport Equipment
Motor Vehicles Production Domestic Sales of Motor Vehicles
Major Domestic Sales of Passenger Vehicle by Make
Exchange Rate Malaysia Halal Export
GENERAL NOTATION
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Symbols in the Tables
- represents zero or a figure that rounds to less than 0.05 .. not available
e estimated f forecast p preliminary r revised
n.a not applicable US$ US Dollar
n.i.e not included elsewhere FDI Foreign Direct Investment
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation EU The European Union
E&E Electrical & Electronic products EFTA European Free Trade Association TPPA Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Notes: The sum of the component figures may not tally with the sub-total or total figures due to rounding.
1. Credit and debit entries for goods and services in the balance of payments accounts are equivalent to flows of exports and imports of goods and services.
2. Transportation covers all transportation services that are performed by residents of one economy for those of another and that involve the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rentals (charters) of carriers with crew, and related supporting and auxiliary services.
3. Travel covers primarily the goods and services acquired from an economy by travellers during visits of less than one year in that economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveller or provided, without a quid pro quo (that is, are provided as gift), for the traveller to use or give away. Travel includes expenditure on goods, accommodation and food and beverage serving services and also all other travel expenditure. Excluded is the international carriage of travellers, which is covered under transportation.
4. Debt service ratio is the amount of principal repayments (excluding repayments) and interest payments on external loans expressed as a percentage of the total exports of goods and services.
KEY ECONOMIC DATA
Area (square kilometres) 330,323
2017
e2016
Population (mil.) 32.0 31.6
Male 16.5 16.3
Female 15.5 15.3
Citizens 28.7 28.4
Bumiputera 19.8 19.5
Chinese 6.7 6.6
Indian 2.0 2.0
Others 0.3 0.3
Non-citizens 3.3 3.2
Age Distribution (%)*
0 - 14 yr 24.1 24.5
15 - 29 yr 29.2 29.4
30 - 49 yr 27.7 27.5
50 - 64 yr 12.7 12.6
65 yr and above 6.2 6.0
Population Growth (%) 1.3 1.4
Note : * Age group of 15 to 64 years is classified as economically active population which comprises employed and unemployed, while 0 to 14 and 65 years above is classified as outside labour force.
Sources: Current Population Estimate, Department of Statistics, Malaysia
KEY ECONOMIC DATA
Unit 2017 (Q2) 2017 (Q1) 2016
pGDP in Current Prices RM bil. 329.5 324.6 1,230.1
US$ bil. 76.1 73.0 296.5
GNI Per Capita in
Current Prices RM 40,107.0 39,406.0 37,792.0
US$ 9,257.2 8,858.6 9,110.3
GNI in Current Prices RM bil. 321.4 314.7 1,195.5
US$ bil. 74.2 70.7 288.2
2017
(June) 2017
(May) 2016
Inflation (June 2017)
% 3.6 3.9 1.8
Total Labour Force
(June 2017) mil. 15.0 15.0 14.8
Unemployment Rate
(June 2017) % 3.4 3.4 3.5
2017 (Q2) 2017 (Q1) 2016 (Q4) Employment by Sector %
Agriculture 11.8 10.9 11.5
Mining & Quarrying 0.7 0.8 0.5
Manufacturing 16.9 17.8 17.0
Construction 8.7 8.4 8.8
Services 61.9 62.1 62.2
Employment by Gender %
Male 61.6 61.8 61.9
Female 38.4 38.2 38.1
Sources: Department of Statistics and Bank Negara Malaysia
KEY ECONOMIC DATA
2017 (Q2) 2017 (Q1) 2016
pRM bil.
US$ bil.
% Share RM bil.
US$ bil.
RM bil.
US$ bil.
GDP in Current Prices 329.5 324.6 1,230.1
76.1 73.0 296.5
Agriculture 28.0 8.5 28.5 106.5
6.5 6.4 25.7
Mining & Quarrying 30.1 9.1 32.6 104.7
6.9 7.3 25.2
Manufacturing 75.3 22.9 71.3 273.9
17.4 16.0 66.0
Construction 15.7 4.8 16.3 59.8
3.6 3.7 14.4
Services 175.7 53.3 171.1 668.7
40.6 38.5 161.2
Non-Government 149.4 45.3 145.4 565.1
34.5 32.7 136.2
Government 26.3 8.0 25.8 103.7
6.1 5.8 25.0
plus Import Duties 4.7 1.4 4.7 16.5
1.1 1.0 4.0
Source: Department of Statistics and Bank Negara Malaysia
2017 (Q2) 2017 (Q1) 2016
pReal GDP Growth Rate (%)
(at constant 2010 prices) 5.8 5.6 4.2
Agriculture 5.9 8.3 -5.1
Mining & Quarrying 0.2 1.6 2.2
Manufacturing 6.0 5.6 4.4
Construction 8.3 6.5 7.4
Services 6.3 5.8 5.6
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia
KEY ECONOMIC DATA
Industrial Production Index
(2010=100) 2017 (Q2) 2017 (Q1) 2016
Overall 130.6 127.2 126.2
Manufacturing 141.7 135.5 134.4
Mining 104.6 108.2 106.5
Electricity 135.1 128.5 131.5
External Trade RM bil.
US$ bil.
2017 (Q2) 2017 (Q1) 2016
Exports 226.4 224.7 785.9
52.3 50.5 189.4
Imports 202.3 205.8 698.7
46.7 46.3 168.4
Total Trade 428.7 430.5 1,484.6
99.0 96.8 357.8
Trade Balance 24.1 18.9 87.3
5.6 4.2 21.0
Sources: Department of Statistics and Bank Negara Malaysia
KEY ECONOMIC DATA
Balance of Payments
- Current Account RM bil.
US$ bil.
2017 (Q2)
p2017 (Q1)
p2016
rCurrent Account Balance 9.6 5.3 29.0
2.2 1.2 7.0
(i) Goods 27.0 25.3 101.4
6.2 5.7 24.4
Goods - Credits 195.9 194.9 686.1
45.2 43.8 165.4
Goods - Debits 168.9 169.7 584.7
39.0 38.1 140.9
(ii) Services -5.0 -6.2 -19.1
-1.2 -1.4 -4.6
Services - Credits* 39.5 36.4 146.3
9.1 8.2 35.3
Services - Debits* 44.5 42.6 165.4
10.3 9.6 39.9
(iii) Primary income -8.2 -9.9 -34.6
-1.9 -2.2 -8.4
Primary income - Credits 14.1 13.1 47.3
3.3 3.0 11.4
Compensation of employees 1.7 1.7 6.6
0.4 0.4 1.6
Investment income 12.4 11.4 40.8
2.9 2.6 9.8
Direct investment 7.3 5.3 20.8
1.7 1.2 5.0
Portfolio investment 0.8 1.1 3.3
0.2 0.3 0.8
Other investment 4.3 5.0 16.7
1.0 1.1 4.0
Sources: Department of Statistics and Bank Negara Malaysia Note: * refer to page 41 and 42 for details
Balance of Payments
- Current Account RM bil.
US$ bil.
2017 (Q2)
p2017 (Q1)
p2016
rPrimary income - Debits 22.2 23.0 82.0
5.1 5.2 19.8
Compensation of employees 2.9 3.0 12.2
0.7 0.7 2.9
Investment income 19.4 20.0 69.8
4.5 4.5 16.8
Direct investment 14.0 15.8 50.9
3.2 3.5 12.3
Portfolio investment 4.8 3.6 16.7
1.1 0.8 4.0
Other investment 0.6 0.6 2.2
0.1 0.1 0.5
(iv) Secondary income -4.2 -3.9 -18.6
-1.0 -0.9 -4.5
Secondary income - Credits 4.4 4.6 16.0
1.0 1.0 3.9
Secondary income - Debits 8.7 8.5 34.6
2.0 1.9 8.3
Source: Department of Statistics and Bank Negara Malaysia
KEY ECONOMIC DATA
-400
-300
-200
-100
0
100
200
300
400 -12-8-4048
12 Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2 201220132014201520162017
US$
m illion
*
US$
b illion
Q ua rter ly B a la nc e of P a ym en ts ( N et ), Q 1 20 12 - Q 2 2017
Overall BalanceCurrent Account Balance Financial Account BalanceCapital Account Balance *Q2 2017 Overall Balance :US$3.91 bil. Current Account Balance : US$2.23 bil. Financial Account Balance : US$1.69 bil. Capital Account Balance : US$0.31mil. Source: Department of Statistics and Bank Negara Malaysia
KEY ECONOMIC DATA
2017
p2016
International Reserves (RM bil.) 424.8 423.9
(30 June 2017)
(US$ bil.) 98.9 94.5Reserves to GDP Ratio (%) 34.5
Reserves as Months of Retained 7.9 8.8
Imports (as at 30 June 2017)
Total External Debt (RM bil.) 877.5 916.1
(Q2 2017)
(US$ bil.) 204.4 204.2Medium & Long Term (RM bil.) 490.6 539.1
(US$ bil.) 114.3 120.2
Short Term (RM bil.) 386.9 377.0
(US$ bil.) 90.1 84.0
Debt Service Ratio (%) 13.7 16.0
Banking Institutions (as at June 2017)
Total Deposits (RM bil.) 1,725.2 1,696.9
(US$ bil.) 401.8 378.3
Total Loans (RM bil.) 1,548.5 1,521.5
(US$ bil.) 360.6 339.2
Commercial Banks Interest Rates (as at June 2017)
Saving Deposit (%) 0.96 0.99
BLR (%) 6.65 6.65
Gross National Savings (% of GNI) (%) 30.1 29.1 (Q2 2017)
Sources: Department of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Bank Negara Malaysia
TOP TEN WORLD AND ASEAN TRADING COUNTRIES
Rank Country
2016 2015
Value
(US$ bil.) % Share Value
(US$ bil.) Rank
Global Trade 32,180.0 33,232.0
1 USA 3,706.0 11.5 3,817.9 2
2 P.R.China 3,685.6 11.5 3,953.0 1
3 Germany 2,394.5 7.4 2,378.2 3
4 Japan 1,251.9 3.9 1,272.8 4
5 France 1,074.3 3.3 1,079.2 7
6 Netherlands 1,073.1 3.3 1,082.9 6
7 Hong Kong SAR 1,064.1 3.3 1,069.8 8
8 UK 1,045.2 3.2 1,086.5 5
9 R.O.Korea 901.6 2.8 963.3 9
10 Italy 866.0 2.7 868.5 10
15 Singapore 612.7 1.9 643.4 15
21 Thailand 410.0 1.3 417.0 21
24 Malaysia 357.8 1.1 375.2 25
25 Viet Nam 351.0 1.1 328.2 28
31 Indonesia 280.1 0.9 293.1 31
39 Philippines 142.6 0.4 129.0 40
77 Myanmar 27.6 0.1 28.3 77
85 Cambodia 22.6 0.1 21.2 93
124 Brunei 8.1 - 9.6 117
126 Lao PDR 7.7 - 8.0 125
Source: WTO Online Database
TOP TEN WORLD AND ASEAN EXPORT COUNTRIES
Rank Country
2016 2015
Value
(US$ bil.) % Share Value
(US$ bil.) Rank
Global Exports 15,955.0 16,489.0
1 P.R.China 2,098.2 13.2 2,273.5 1
2 USA 1,454.6 9.1 1,502.6 2
3 Germany 1,339.6 8.4 1,326.8 3
4 Japan 644.9 4.0 624.8 4
5 Netherlands 569.7 3.6 569.7 5
6 Hong Kong SAR 516.7 3.2 510.5 7
7 France 501.3 3.1 505.8 8
8 R.O.Korea 495.4 3.1 526.8 6
9 Italy 461.5 2.9 457.4 10
10 UK 409.4 2.6 460.2 9
14 Singapore 329.8 2.1 346.6 14
21 Thailand 215.3 1.3 214.4 21
24 Malaysia 189.4 1.2 199.2 24
26 Viet Nam 176.8 1.1 162.1 27
30 Indonesia 144.5 0.9 150.4 30
46 Philippines 56.3 0.4 58.8 45
79 Myanmar 11.0 0.1 11.4 80
85 Cambodia 10.0 0.1 8.5 90
104 Brunei 5.0 - 6.4 99
118 Lao PDR 3.0 - 2.8 120
Source: WTO Online Database
TOP TEN WORLD AND ASEAN IMPORT COUNTRIES
Rank Country
2016 2015
Value
(US$ bil.) % Share Value
(US$ bil.) Rank
Global Imports 16,225.0 16,743.0
1 USA 2,251.4 13.9 2,315.3 1
2 P.R.China 1,587.4 9.8 1,679.6 2
3 Germany 1,054.9 6.5 1,051.4 3
4 UK 635.8 3.9 626.4 5
5 Japan 606.9 3.7 648.0 4
6 France 573.0 3.5 573.4 6
7 Hong Kong SAR 547.3 3.4 559.3 7
8 Netherlands 503.4 3.1 513.2 8
9 Canada 416.6 2.6 436.3 10
10 R.O.Korea 406.2 2.5 436.5 9
16 Singapore 282.9 1.7 296.7 16
23 Thailand 194.7 1.2 202.7 22
25 Viet Nam 174.2 1.1 166.1 28
26 Malaysia 168.4 1.0 176.0 26
32 Indonesia 135.7 0.8 142.7 30
35 Philippines 86.3 0.5 70.2 39
78 Myanmar 16.6 0.1 16.9 80
87 Cambodia 12.6 0.1 12.6 88
124 Lao PDR 4.7 - 5.2 123
138 Brunei 3.1 - 3.2 138
Source: WTO Online Database
Industry
2017 (Jan-June) 2016 RM bil.
US$ bil.
%
Share RM bil.
US$ bil.
% Share
GLOBAL 451.0 100.0 785.9 100.0
102.8 189.4
Manufactured Goods
368.1 81.6 645.7 82.2
83.9 155.7
(i) Electrical & Electronic Products 161.6 35.8 287.7 36.6
36.8 69.4
(ii) Petroleum Products 36.0 8.0 54.5 6.9
8.2 13.1
(iii) Chemicals & Chemical Products 33.4 7.4 59.0 7.5
7.6 14.2
(iv) Machinery, Equipment & Parts 20.6 4.6 37.7 4.8
4.7 9.1
(v) Manufactures of Metal 17.8 4.0 33.4 4.2
4.1 8.1
Primary Industries
78.5 17.4 134.8 17.1
17.9 32.4
(i) Palm Oil & Palm-
Based Agriculture Products 26.7 5.9 48.3 6.1
6.1 11.6
(ii) LNG 19.2 4.2 32.0 4.1
4.4 7.7
(iii) Crude Petroleum 14.3 3.2 22.3 2.8
3.2 5.4
(iv) Metalliferous Ores & Metal Scrap 3.3 0.7 5.7 0.7
0.8 1.4
(v) Natural Rubber 2.8 0.6 3.6 0.5
0.6 0.9
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
MAJOR EXPORTS
EXPORT FOR TOP FIVE MANUFACTURED GOODS
EXPORT FOR TOP FIVE PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE RM161.6b
US$36.8b
RM36.0b
US$8.2b RM33.4b
US$7.6b
RM20.6b
US$4.7b RM17.8b
US$4.1b RM134.1b
US$32.7b
RM25.7b US$6.3b
RM28.1b
US$6.8b RM19.9b
US$4.9b RM17.4b
US$4.2b 0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Electrical and
Electronic Products Petroleum Products Chemicals &
Chemical Products Machinery, Equipment
& Parts Manufactures of Metal 2017 (Jan-June) 2016 (Jan-June)
RM26.7b US$6.1b
RM19.2b US$4.4b
RM14.3b US$3.2b
RM3.3b
US$0.8b RM2.4b
US$0.5b RM20.9b
US$5.1b
RM15.5b US$3.8b
RM9.7b US$2.4b
RM2.6b
US$0.6b RM2.1b
US$0.5b 0
5 10 15 20 25 30
Palm Oil & Palm-Based
Agriculture products LNG Crude Petroleum Metalliferous ores and
metal scrap Sawn timber &
Moulding 2017 (Jan-June) 2016 (Jan-June)
Industry
2017 (Jan-June) 2016 RM bil.
US$ bil.
%
Share RM bil.
US$ bil.
% Share
GLOBAL 408.1 100.0 698.7 100.0
93.0 168.4
Final Use
Intermediate 238.9 58.5 399.1 57.1
54.4 96.2
Capital 56.6 13.9 100.3 14.4
12.9 24.2
Consumption 34.4 8.4 67.0 9.6
7.8 16.1
Others* 78.3 19.2 132.3 18.9
17.8 31.9
Main Import by Industry
(i) Electrical & Electronic Products 120.2 29.4 209.9 30.0
27.4 50.6
(ii) Chemicals & Chemical Products 39.2 9.6 68.0 9.7
8.9 16.4
(iii) Machinery, Equipment & Parts 38.2 9.4 65.1 9.3
8.7 15.7
(iv) Petroleum Products 35.7 8.8 52.4 7.5
8.1 12.6
(v) Transport Equipment 21.2 5.2 41.3 5.9
4.8 10.0
Others*: Dual Goods, Goods nes, Transaction below RM5,000 & Re-exports Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
MAJOR IMPORTS
IMPORT BY BROAD ECONOMIC CATEGORY (BEC)
IMPORT BY TOP FIVE PRODUCTS
Others*: Dual Goods, Goods nes, Transaction below RM5,000 & Re-exports Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE Intermediate
Goods RM238.9b US$54.4b
58.5%
Capital Goods RM56.6b US$12.9b 13.9%
Consumption Goods RM34.4b US$7.8b
8.4%
Others*
RM78.3b US$17.8b 19.2%
Malaysia's Imports by BEC 2017 (Jan-June)
RM408.1b US$93.0b
Intermediate Goods RM189.8b US$46.2b
57.3%
Capital Goods RM45.9b US$11.2b
13.9%
Consumption Goods RM33.5b US$8.1b
10.1%
Others*
RM61.9b US$15.1b 18.7%
Malaysia's Imports by BEC 2016 (Jan-June)
RM331.1b US$80.7b
RM120.2b US$27.4b
RM39.2b
US$8.9b RM38.2b
US$8.7b RM35.7b
US$8.1b
RM21.2b US$4.8b RM100.5b
US$24.5b
RM33.8b
US$8.2b RM30.1b
US$7.3b RM24.2b
US$5.9b RM18.7b
US$4.6b
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Electrical and
Electronic Products Chemicals &
Chemical Products Machinery,
Equipment & Parts Petroleum Products Transport Equipment 2017 (Jan-June) 2016 (Jan-June)
2017 (Jan-June)
Country Total Trade Exports Imports
Bal. of Trade RM bil.
US$ bil.
%
Share RM bil.
US$ bil.
%
Share RM bil.
US$ bil.
% Share
GLOBAL 859.2 100.0 451.0 100.0 408.1 100.0 42.9
195.8 102.8 93.0 9.8
(i) P.R.China 139.3 16.2 59.8 13.3 79.5 19.5 -19.7
31.7 13.6 18.1 -4.5
(ii) Singapore 106.7 12.4 66.0 14.6 40.7 10.0 25.4
24.3 15.1 9.3 5.8
(iii) USA 81.2 9.4 43.3 9.6 37.9 9.3 5.4
18.5 9.9 8.6 1.2
(iv) Japan 68.5 8.0 37.7 8.4 30.8 7.5 6.9
15.6 8.6 7.0 1.6
(v) Thailand 48.4 5.6 24.5 5.4 23.9 5.9 0.6
11.0 5.6 5.5 0.1
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS
2016
Country Total Trade Exports Imports
Bal. of Trade RM bil.
US$ bil.
%
Share RM bil.
US$ bil.
%
Share RM bil.
US$ bil.
% Share
GLOBAL 1,484.6 100.0 785.9 100.0 698.7 100.0 87.3
357.8 189.4 168.4 21.0
(i) P.R.China 240.9 16.2 98.6 12.5 142.3 20.4 -43.8
58.0 23.7 34.3 -10.6
(ii) Singapore 186.9 12.6 114.4 14.6 72.4 10.4 42.0
45.1 27.6 17.5 10.1
(iii) USA 135.9 9.2 80.2 10.2 55.6 8.0 24.6
32.8 19.4 13.4 5.9
(iv) Japan 120.3 8.1 63.3 8.1 57.0 8.2 6.3
29.0 15.2 13.7 1.5
(v) Thailand 86.5 5.8 44.1 5.6 42.4 6.1 1.7
20.8 10.6 10.2 0.4
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS
Country 2017 (Jan-June) 2016 RM mil.
US$ mil.
RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 42,925.0 87,272.5
9,796.5 21,022.0
Surplus
ASEAN 29,606.8 59,201.1
6,748.1 14,302.0
Singapore 25,361.7 42,022.9
5,784.6 10,132.5
Hong Kong SAR 13,467.4 24,972.3
3,073.5 6,023.5
EU 10,376.6 10,621.7
2,354.4 2,541.9
Netherlands 8,793.0 14,902.2
1,998.9 3,586.5
Deficit
P.R.China -19,742.0 -43,786.7
-4,496.0 -10,571.8
Chinese Taipei -14,603.2 -20,646.1
-3,324.6 -4,980.8
R.O.Korea
-5,017.5 -13,900.2-1,139.4 -3,392.0
Saudi Arabia
-3,128.9 -7,245.2-712.1 -1,747.6
Indonesia -3,037.8 -1,768.9
-688.9 -417.1
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
TRADE BALANCE WITH SELECTED TRADING PARTNERS
2017 (Jan-June)
Total Trade Exports Imports Bal. of
Trade RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 859,167.3 100.0 451,046.1 100.0 408,121.1 100.0 42,925.0
195,753.1 102,774.8 92,978.3 9,796.5
ASEAN 234,274.7 27.3 131,940.8 29.3 102,333.9 25.1 29,606.8
53,370.7 30,059.4 23,311.3 6,748.1
Singapore 106,724.7 12.4 66,043.2 14.6 40,681.5 10.0 25,361.7
24,321.1 15,052.9 9,268.3 5,784.6
Thailand 48,408.4 5.6 24,488.6 5.4 23,919.8 5.9 568.8
11,027.7 5,576.9 5,450.8 126.2
Indonesia 36,251.3 4.2 16,606.7 3.7 19,644.5 4.8 -3,037.8
8,248.3 3,779.7 4,468.6 -688.9
Viet Nam 24,550.5 2.9 12,955.2 2.9 11,595.3 2.8 1,359.8
5,593.9 2,951.2 2,642.7 308.5
Philippines 12,474.8 1.5 8,030.2 1.8 4,444.7 1.1 3,585.5
2,841.6 1,829.1 1,012.4 816.7
Myanmar 2,567.7 0.3 2,039.2 0.5 528.5 0.1 1,510.7
584.7 464.3 120.4 343.9
Brunei 2,335.6 0.3 1,136.4 0.3 1,199.2 0.3 -62.8
534.1 259.0 275.1 -16.1
Cambodia 916.8 0.1 605.0 0.1 311.9 0.1 293.1
209.1 138.0 71.1 66.9
Lao PDR 45.0 0.0 36.4 0.0 8.6 0.0 27.8
10.2 8.3 2.0 6.3
Main Export by Industry 2017 (Jan-June) (RM mil.) (US$ mil.) Electrical & Electronic Products 42,694.5 9,732.0
Petroleum Products 20,070.6 4,572.4
Chemicals & Chemical Products 11,735.4 2,671.4
Machinery, Equipment & Parts 9,110.7 2,074.9
Manufactures of Metal 5,266.2 1,199.6
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
TRADE WITH ASEAN
Main Import by Industry 2017 (Jan-June) (RM mil.) (US$ mil.) Electrical & Electronic Products 29,373.6 6,694.2
Petroleum Products 14,590.7 3,319.5
Chemicals & Chemical Products 10,219.8 2,327.4
Machinery, Equipment & Parts 7,372.9 1,681.9
Transport Equipment 4,449.9 1,013.4
2016
Total Trade Exports Imports Bal. of
Trade RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 1,484,597.2 100.0 785,934.8 100.0 698,662.3 100.0 87,272.5
357,805.8 189,413.9 168,391.9 21,022.0
ASEAN 402,659.0 27.1 230,930.0 29.4 171,729.0 24.6 59,201.1
97,059.9 55,680.9 41,378.9 14,302.0
Singapore 186,861.2 12.6 114,442.0 14.6 72,419.1 10.4 42,022.9
45,050.8 27,591.6 17,459.2 10,132.5
Thailand 86,455.0 5.8 44,099.6 5.6 42,355.4 6.1 1,744.3
20,831.3 10,621.4 10,209.9 411.4
Indonesia 57,086.1 3.8 27,658.6 3.5 29,427.5 4.2 -1,768.9
13,753.2 6,668.0 7,085.2 -417.1
Viet Nam 42,596.3 2.9 23,776.5 3.0 18,819.8 2.7 4,956.7
10,270.0 5,746.8 4,523.2 1,223.5
Philippines 20,240.9 1.4 13,644.5 1.7 6,596.5 0.9 7,048.0
4,882.6 3,292.1 1,590.4 1,701.7
Myanmar 4,748.9 0.3 3,924.8 0.5 824.1 0.1 3,100.6
1,143.9 945.0 198.9 746.1
Brunei 2,775.9 0.2 2,124.6 0.3 651.4 0.1 1,473.2
672.6 512.8 159.9 352.9
Cambodia 1,766.4 0.1 1,182.5 0.2 583.9 0.1 598.5
424.5 284.7 139.9 144.8
Lao PDR 128.3 0.0 77.0 0.0 51.3 0.0 25.7
31.0 18.6 12.4 6.2
TRADE WITH ASEAN
2017 (Jan-June)
Total Trade Exports Imports Bal. of
Trade RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 859,167.3 100.0 451,046.1 100.0 408,121.1 100.0 42,925.0
195,753.1 102,774.8 92,978.3 9,796.5
EU 82,352.6 9.6 46,364.6 10.3 35,988.0 8.8 10,376.6
18,767.4 10,560.9 8,206.5 2,354.4
Germany 25,420.5 3.0 13,147.3 2.9 12,273.3 3.0 874.0
5,791.8 2,994.1 2,797.7 196.5
Netherlands 17,248.6 2.0 13,020.8 2.9 4,227.8 1.0 8,793.0
3,930.0 2,964.5 965.5 1,998.9
UK 7,942.3 0.9 4,772.8 1.1 3,169.4 0.8 1,603.4
1,809.4 1,087.5 721.9 365.6
France 6,891.2 0.8 2,852.6 0.6 4,038.6 1.0 -1,186.0
1,571.3 649.7 921.6 -272.0
Italy 5,896.3 0.7 2,264.7 0.5 3,631.5 0.9 -1,366.8
1,343.6 516.3 827.3 -311.0
TRADE WITH MAJOR EU COUNTRIES
Main Export by Industry 2017 (Jan-June) (RM mil.) (US$ mil.) Electrical & Electronic Products 22,644.0 5,158.3 Palm Oil & Palm-Based Agriculture products 3,489.7 795.8
Optical & Scientific Equipment 3,061.6 696.7
Chemicals & Chemical Products 2,711.2 618.1
Rubber Products 2,600.1 592.5
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
2016 Total
Trade Exports Imports Bal. of
Trade RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 1,484,597.2 100.0 785,934.8 100.0 698,662.3 100.0 87,272.5
357,805.8 189,413.9 168,391.9 21,022.0
EU 149,052.1 10.0 79,836.9 10.2 69,215.2 9.9 10,621.7
35,931.6 19,236.7 16,694.9 2,541.9
Germany 46,079.9 3.1 22,295.9 2.8 23,784.0 3.4 -1,488.0
11,111.9 5,372.7 5,739.2 -366.6
Netherlands 28,962.3 2.0 21,932.3 2.8 7,030.1 1.0 14,902.2
6,963.4 5,274.9 1,688.5 3,586.5
UK 15,290.9 1.0 8,739.3 1.1 6,551.6 0.9 2,187.7
3,688.0 2,107.9 1,580.1 527.8
France 15,232.1 1.0 5,745.6 0.7 9,486.5 1.4 -3,740.9
3,680.5 1,386.2 2,294.3 -908.1
Italy 9,762.4 0.7 4,004.1 0.5 5,758.3 0.8 -1,754.2
2,357.5 968.9 1,388.6 -419.7
TRADE WITH MAJOR EU COUNTRIES
Main Import by Industry 2017 (Jan-June) (RM mil.) (US$ mil.) Electrical & Electronic Products 8,091.4 1,845.5
Machinery, Equipment & Parts 7,132.6 1,625.0
Chemicals & Chemical Products 4,853.7 1,106.9
Transport Equipment 4,403.9 1,005.9
Optical & Scientific Equipment 1,555.9 355.2
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
2017 (Jan-June)
Total Trade Exports Imports Bal. of
Trade RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 859,167.3 100.0 451,046.1 100.0 408,121.1 100.0 42,925.0
195,753.1 102,774.8 92,978.3 9,796.5
APEC 658,398.9 76.6 341,495.6 75.7 316,903.3 77.6 24,592.3
150,007.6 77,812.5 72,195.0 5,617.5
P.R.China 139,318.6 16.2 59,788.3 13.3 79,530.3 19.5 -19,742.0
31,749.8 13,626.9 18,122.9 -4,496.0
Singapore 106,724.7 12.4 66,043.2 14.6 40,681.5 10.0 25,361.7
24,321.1 15,052.9 9,268.3 5,784.6
USA 81,179.7 9.4 43,278.9 9.6 37,900.8 9.3 5,378.2
18,496.6 9,862.1 8,634.6 1,227.5
Japan 68,513.4 8.0 37,703.7 8.4 30,809.7 7.5 6,894.0
15,594.9 8,578.1 7,016.8 1,561.4
Thailand 48,408.4 5.6 24,488.6 5.4 23,919.8 5.9 568.8
11,027.7 5,576.9 5,450.8 126.2
TRADE WITH MAJOR APEC COUNTRIES
Main Export by Industry 2017 (Jan-June) (RM mil.) (US$ mil.) Electrical & Electronic Products 130,460.6 29,742.0
Petroleum Products 32,165.7 7,328.3
Chemicals & Chemical Products 25,420.6 5,788.8
LNG 19,095.1 4,348.5
Machinery, Equipment & Parts 15,052.3 3,429.9
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
2016
Total Trade Exports Imports Bal. of
Trade RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 1,484,597.2 100.0 785,934.8 100.0 698,662.3 100.0 87,272.5
357,805.8 189,413.9 168,391.9 21,022.0
APEC 1,139,478.8 76.8 594,753.0 75.7 544,725.8 78.0 50,027.2
274,648.6 143,334.1 131,314.6 12,019.5
P.R.China 240,905.0 16.2 98,559.2 12.5 142,345.9 20.4 -43,786.7
58,011.0 23,719.6 34,291.4 -10,571.8
Singapore 186,861.2 12.6 114,442.0 14.6 72,419.1 10.4 42,022.9
45,050.8 27,591.6 17,459.2 10,132.5
USA 135,879.8 9.2 80,233.1 10.2 55,646.6 8.0 24,586.5
32,783.3 19,363.3 13,419.9 5,943.4
Japan 120,260.4 8.1 63,277.9 8.1 56,982.5 8.2 6,295.4
28,978.4 15,232.2 13,746.2 1,486.1
Thailand 86,455.0 5.8 44,099.6 5.6 42,355.4 6.1 1,744.3
20,831.3 10,621.4 10,209.9 411.4
TRADE WITH MAJOR APEC COUNTRIES
Main Import by Industry 2017 (Jan-June) (RM mil.) (US$ mil.) Electrical and Electronic Products 110,665.9 25,216.2
Machinery, Equipment & Parts 29,217.7 6,657.2
Chemicals & Chemical Products 28,406.6 6,473.1
Petroleum Products 23,030.5 5,241.5
Manufactures of Metal 16,632.7 3,793.9
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
2017 (Jan-June)
Total Trade Exports Imports Bal. of
Trade RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 859,167.3 100.0 451,046.1 100.0 408,121.1 100.0 42,925.0
195,753.1 102,774.8 92,978.3 9,796.5
EFTA 9,015.5 1.0 2,753.3 0.6 6,262.2 1.5 -3,508.9
2,056.2 626.9 1,429.3 -802.4
Switzerland 7,891.2 0.9 2,529.8 0.6 5,361.4 1.3 -2,831.6
1,800.2 576.0 1,224.2 -648.2
Norway 1,113.9 0.1 220.1 - 893.7 0.2 -673.6
253.7 50.2 203.5 -153.3
Iceland 8.6 - 1.9 - 6.7 - -4.8
2.0 0.4 1.5 -1.1
Liechten-
stein 1.8 - 1.4 - 0.4 - 1.0
0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2
TRADE WITH EFTA COUNTRIES
Main Export by Industry 2017 (Jan-June) (RM mil.) (US$ mil.)
Electrical & Electronic Products 263.9 60.1
Machinery, Equipment & Parts 182.6 41.7
Optical & Scientific Equipment 87.9 19.9
Rubber Products 55.7 12.7
Manufactures of Plastics 43.2 9.8
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
2016
Total Trade Exports Imports Bal. of
Trade RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 1,484,597.2 100.0 785,934.8 100.0 698,662.3 100.0 87,272.5
357,805.8 189,413.9 168,391.9 21,022.0
EFTA 11,376.7 0.8 3,184.8 0.4 8,191.9 1.2 -5,007.1
2,725.7 763.0 1,962.7 -1,199.8
Switzerland 9,930.0 0.7 2,801.9 0.4 7,128.1 1.0 -4,326.2
2,376.0 670.6 1,705.4 -1,034.9
Norway 1,428.3 0.1 374.3 - 1,053.9 0.2 -679.6
345.2 90.3 254.9 -164.6
Iceland 10.8 - 5.2 - 5.6 - -0.4
2.6 1.3 1.4 -0.1
Liechten-
stein 7.6 - 3.4 - 4.2 - -0.8
1.9 0.8 1.0 -0.2
TRADE WITH EFTA COUNTRIES
Main Import by Industry 2017 (Jan-June) (RM mil.) (US$ mil.)
Machinery, Equipment & Parts 552.1 125.7
Optical & Scientific Equipment 486.3 111.0
Chemicals & Chemical Products 406.6 92.5
Electrical & Electronic Products 389.4 88.8
Petroleum Products 320.5 72.9
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
2017 (Jan-June)
Total Trade Exports Imports Bal. of
Trade RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 859,167.3 100.0 451,046.1 100.0 408,121.1 100.0 42,925.0
195,753.1 102,774.8 92,978.3 9,796.5
TPPA 323,553.6 37.7 186,546.7 41.4 137,006.9 33.6 49,539.7
73,711.3 42,499.4 31,211.9 11,287.5
Singapore 106,724.7 12.4 66,043.2 14.6 40,681.5 10.0 25,361.7
24,321.1 15,052.9 9,268.3 5,784.6
USA 81,179.7 9.4 43,278.9 9.6 37,900.8 9.3 5,378.2
18,496.6 9,862.1 8,634.6 1,227.5
Japan 68,513.4 8.0 37,703.7 8.4 30,809.7 7.5 6,894.0
15,594.9 8,578.1 7,016.8 1,561.4
Australia 26,413.6 3.1 16,214.3 3.6 10,199.3 2.5 6,015.0
6,018.4 3,695.7 2,322.7 1,372.9
Viet Nam 24,550.5 2.9 12,955.2 2.9 11,595.3 2.8 1,359.8
5,593.9 2,951.2 2,642.7 308.5
TRADE WITH MAJOR TPPA COUNTRIES
Main Export by Industry 2017 (Jan-June) (RM mil.) (US$ mil.) Electrical and Electronic Products 73,749.9 16,809.8
Petroleum Products 17,472.6 3,981.2
LNG 11,733.1 2,663.5
Chemicals & Chemical Products 9,067.4 2,066.5
Machinery, Equipment & Parts 8,982.9 2,047.3
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
2016
Total Trade Exports Imports Bal. of
Trade RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil. %
Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
GLOBAL 1,484,597.2 100.0 785,934.8 100.0 698,662.3 100.0 87,272.5
357,805.8 189,413.9 168,391.9 21,022.0
TPPA 553,680.2 37.3 325,592.1 41.4 228,088.1 32.6 97,503.9
133,481.0 78,500.6 54,980.4 23,520.1
Singapore 186,861.2 12.6 114,442.0 14.6 72,419.1 10.4 42,022.9
45,050.8 27,591.6 17,459.2 10,132.5
USA 135,879.8 9.2 80,233.1 10.2 55,646.6 8.0 24,586.5
32,783.3 19,363.3 13,419.9 5,943.4
Japan 120,260.4 8.1 63,277.9 8.1 56,982.5 8.2 6,295.4
28,978.4 15,232.2 13,746.2 1,486.1
Viet Nam 42,596.3 2.9 23,776.5 3.0 18,819.8 2.7 4,956.7
10,270.0 5,746.8 4,523.2 1,223.5
Australia 42,353.7 2.9 26,743.5 3.4 15,610.2 2.2 11,133.3
10,199.4 6,439.9 3,759.5 2,680.5
TRADE WITH MAJOR TPPA COUNTRIES
Main Import by Industry 2017 (Jan-June) (RM mil.) (US$ mil.) Electrical & Electronic Products 43,650.9 9,947.9
Machinery, Equipment & Parts 14,079.7 3,208.2
Petroleum Products 13,197.2 3,003.8
Chemicals & Chemical Products 12,076.8 2,752.1
Transport Equipment 9,470.2 2,154.8
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE
EXPORT OF E&E PRODUCTS
MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS OF E&E PRODUCTS
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE RM265.0b
US$70.0b RM280.2b US$76.5b
RM266.2b US$77.5b
RM255.3b US$76.8b
RM229.9b US$65.5b
RM249.7b US$77.6b
RM237.1b US$77.5b
RM231.2b US$74.8b
RM237.0b US$75.1b
RM256.1b US$78.3b RM277.9b US$71.2b
RM287.7b US$69.4b
200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Export of E&E in 2017 (Jan-June)
RM161.6b US$36.8b
Singapore RM29.6b US$6.8b
RM24.1bUSA US$5.5b P.R.China
RM23.2b US$5.3b
Hong Kong SAR RM15.7b US$3.6b Japan
RM11.4b US$2.6b
Germany RM8.6b US$2.0b
Thailand RM7.6b US$1.7b Netherlands
RM6.7b US$1.5b
Chinese Taipei RM3.8b US$0.9b India RM3.7b US$0.8b
-20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Y-o-Y Growth (%)
Share of Total Export (%)
EXPORT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
RM19.7b US$5.2b RM23.9b
US$6.5b RM26.1b
US$7.6b
RM36.1b US$10.9b
RM24.9b US$7.1b
RM32.1b US$10.0b
RM40.1b US$13.1b
RM54.9b US$17.8b
RM68.4b
US$21.6b RM70.4b US$21.5b
RM54.5b US$14.0b
RM54.5b US$13.1b
18 23 28 33 38 43 48 53 58 63 68 73
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Export of Petroleum
Products in 2017 (Jan-June)
RM36.0b US$8.2b
Singapore RM10.2b
US$2.3b P.R.China
RM7.5b US$1.7b Indonesia
RM4.8b US$1.1b
Australia RM3.5b US$0.8b
Viet Nam RM2.9b US$0.7b Bangladesh
RM0.9b US$0.2b Myanmar
RM0.8b US$0.2b
Thailand RM0.7b US$0.2b Philippines RM0.6b US$0.1b Japan RM0.4b US$0.1b
-50 0 50 100 150 200 250
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Y-o-Y Growth (%)
Share of Total Export (%)
EXPORT OF PALM OIL AND PALM-BASED AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS
MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS
OF PALM OIL AND PALM-BASED AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE RM21.1b
US$5.6b RM24.0b US$6.6b
RM34.8b US$10.2b
RM50.8b US$15.3b
RM39.3b US$11.2b
RM48.8b US$15.2b
RM65.9b US$21.5b
RM57.2b US$18.5b
RM47.0b US$14.9b
RM48.3b US$14.8b
RM45.6b US$11.7b
RM48.3b US$11.6b
18 23 28 33 38 43 48 53 58 63 68 73
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Export of Palm Oil &
Palm-Based Agriculture Products in
2017 (Jan-June) RM26.7b
US$6.1b
India RM3.3b US$0.8b P.R.China
RM2.2b US$0.5b Netherlands
RM2.0b US$0.5b Turkey
RM1.2b US$0.3b
RM1.1bUSA US$0.3b Pakistan
RM1.0b US$0.2b
RM1.0bIran US$0.2b
Japan RM0.8b US$0.2b
Philippines RM1.1b US$0.3b Viet Nam
RM0.9b US$0.2b
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
-4 0 4 8 12 16 20
Y-o-Y Growth (%)
Share of Total Export (%)
EXPORT OF LNG
MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS OF LNG
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia and MATRADE RM21.3b
US$5.6b RM23.7b US$6.5b
RM26.9b US$7.8b
RM41.5b US$12.4b
RM29.0b US$8.2b
RM38.7b US$12.0b RM52.0b
US$17.0b RM56.1b US$18.2b
RM59.6b US$18.9b
RM63.7b US$19.5b
RM44.6b US$11.5b
RM32.0b US$7.7b
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Export of LNG in 2017 (Jan-June)
RM19.2b US$4.4b
Japan RM11.7b
US$2.7b
R.O.Korea RM2.9b US$0.7b P.R.China
RM2.6b US$0.6b
Chinese Taipei RM1.7b US$0.4b
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Y-o-Y Growth (%)
Share of Total Export (%)
TOP TEN WORLD AND ASEAN SERVICES TRADE, 2016
Ranking Country Total Trade Exports Imports
US$ bil. US$ bil. US$ bil.
World 9,676.7 4,879.3 4,797.4
1 USA 1,255.5 752.4 (1) 503.1 (1)
2 P.R.China 661.5 208.5 (5) 453.0 (2)
3 Germany 584.8 272.7 (3) 312.1 (3)
4 UK 525.8 327.2 (2) 198.7 (5)
5 France 472.4 236.8 (4) 235.7 (4)
6 Japan 358.5 173.8 (7) 184.7 (7)
7 Netherlands 349.2 179.8 (6) 169.5 (8)
8 Ireland 338.6 146.7 (10) 191.9 (6)
9 Singapore 305.2 149.6 (9) 155.6 (9)
10 India 295.6 161.8 (8) 133.7 (10)
25 Thailand 108.6 66.4 (20) 42.2 (29)
31 Malaysia 73.3 33.9 (31) 39.3 (30)
35 Philippines 55.6 31.4 (34) 24.2 (37)
36 Indonesia 54.8 24.2 (38) 30.6 (34)
48 Vietnam 30.9 12.4 (52) 18.5 (42)
87 Cambodia 6.0 4.0 (80) 2.0 (99)
111 Brunei 2.7 0.5 (133) 2.2 (94)
Myanmar n.a n.a n.a
Lao P.D.R n.a n.a n.a
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO) Note: Numbers in parenthesis refer to ranking
TOP TEN WORLD AND ASEAN SERVICES TRADE, 2015
Ranking Country Total Trade Exports Imports
US$ bil. US$ bil. US$ bil.
World 9,620.5 4,862.0 4,758.5
1 USA 1,239.5 750.9 (1) 488.7 (1)
2 P.R.China 653.4 217.6 (5) 435.8 (2)
3 Germany 563.8 264.6 (3) 299.2 (3)
4 UK 554.9 344.5 (2) 210.4 (5)
5 France 473.3 241.5 (4) 231.8 (4)
6 Netherlands 346.1 177.9 (6) 168.2 (7)
7 Japan 341.3 162.7 (7) 178.6 (6)
8 Singapore 303.1 148.6 (9) 154.5 (9)
9 Ireland 302.3 134.9 (10) 167.4 (8)
10 India 279.8 156.3 (8) 123.6 (10)
26 Thailand 104.3 61.8 (21) 42.5 (29)
31 Malaysia 74.7 34.7 (31) 40.0 (30)
36 Indonesia 53.1 22.2 (40) 30.9 (33)
37 Philippines 52.7 29.1 (35) 23.6 (37)
50 Vietnam 27.8 11.3 (55) 16.5 (45)
90 Myanmar 6.3 3.9 (83) 2.4 (100)
93 Cambodia 5.9 3.9 (82) 1.9 (109)
128 Brunei 2.3 0.6 (142) 1.7 (116)
152 Lao P.D.R. 1.4 0.8 (134) 0.6 (154)
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO) Note: Numbers in parenthesis refer to ranking
EXPORT OF SERVICES
Components Q2 2017
pQ1 2017
p2016
rRM mil.
US$ mil.
% Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
RM mil.
US$ mil.
Total 39,539.8 36,414.6 146,313.1
9,126.3 8,186.2 35,270.7
Travel 19,497.2 49.3 18,081.0 74,975.0
4,500.2 4,064.7 18,073.7
Other business services 6,565.8 16.6 5,996.2 23,770.1
1,515.5 1,348.0 5,730.1
Transport 4,661.2 11.8 4,373.9 16,792.2
1,075.9 983.3 4,048.0
Telecommunications, computer and information services
2,621.0 6.6 2,590.1 9,964.4
605.0 582.3 2,402.0
Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others
2,597.6 6.6 2,513.5 9,440.1
599.6 565.0 2,275.7
Construction 1,501.9 3.8 1,016.7 4,086.2
346.7 228.6 985.0
Financial services 572.6 1.4 565.3 2,038.0
132.2 127.1 491.3
Personal, cultural and
recreational services 468.3 1.2 347.6 1,524.9
108.1 78.1 367.6
Maintenance and repair
services n.i.e. 450.3 1.1 373.4 1,501.8
103.9 83.9 362.0
Insurance and pension
services 327.7 0.8 310.4 1,398.8
75.6 69.8 337.2
Charges for the use of
intellectual property n.i.e. 179.3 0.5 169.1 461.0
41.4 38.0 111.1
Government goods and
services n.i.e. 96.7 0.2 77.5 360.8
22.3 17.4 87.0
Sources: Departments of Statistics and Bank Negara Malaysia
IMPORT OF SERVICES
Components Q2 2017
pQ1 2017
p2016
rRM mil.
US$ mil.
% Share RM mil.
US$ mil.
RM mil.
US$ mil.
Total 44,549.7 42,645.2 41,716.3
10,282.7 9,586.8 9,924.0
Transport 12,228.0 27.4 11,752.2 9,456.7
2,822.4 2,641.9 2,249.7
Travel 11,235.5 25.2 10,482.4 10,925.6
2,593.3 2,356.5 2,599.1
Other business services 7,353.8 16.5 7,359.8 8,239.0
1,697.3 1,654.5 1,960.0
Construction 3,908.3 8.8 3,671.8 3,667.1
902.1 825.4 872.4
Telecommunications, computer and information services
3,120.0 7.0 2,859.0 3,653.0
720.1 642.7 869.0
Insurance and pension
services 2,429.6 5.5 2,615.4 2,175.1
560.8 588.0 517.4
Charges for the use of
intellectual property n.i.e. 1,909.2 4.3 1,723.7 1,476.5
440.7 387.5 351.3
Personal, cultural and
recreational services 798.7 1.8 729.2 885.0
184.3 163.9 210.5
Financial services 594.5 1.3 584.9 568.0
137.2 131.5 135.1
Maintenance and repair
services n.i.e. 500.9 1.1 472.2 390.0
115.6 106.2 92.8
Government goods and
services n.i.e. 392.2 0.9 321.8 224.4
90.5 72.3 53.4
Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others
79.0 0.2 72.8 55.9
18.2 16.4 13.3
Sources: Departments of Statistics and Bank Negara Malaysia
RANKING IN WORLD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOW
Rank 2015 Country US$ bil. 2015 2014 2013 2012
1 USA 379.4 207.4 277.0 243.0
2 P.R.China 242.5 268.1 290.9 241.2
3 Ireland 203.5 86.8 50.0 41.0
4 Hong Kong SAR 181.0 129.8 76.9 74.9
5 Netherlands 129.7 101.4 328.7 239.8
6 Switzerland 97.6 20.4 -24.9 39.9
7 Brazil 74.7 96.9 69.2 86.6
8 Singapore 70.6 74.0 64.7 56.2
9 UK 58.5 71.4 54.5 46.8
10 Canada 54.7 64.3 67.0 49.4
11 Germany 52.6 16.7 67.4 65.5
12 British Virgin Islands 51.6 50.0 112.1 74.5
13 India 44.0 34.6 28.2 24.0
14 Australia 36.6 46.0 54.0 57.6
15 France 35.0 -1.0 31.6 33.0
16 Mexico 33.2 27.5 47.5 21.1
17 Spain 25.3 35.8 52.3 24.9
18 Luxembourg 24.6 12.1 15.4 143.0
19 Chile 20.5 24.0 21.1 30.6
20 Indonesia 19.8 25.1 23.3 21.2
21 Cayman Islands 19.0 23.7 18.2 8.1
22 Turkey 17.6 12.8 12.9 13.6
23 Finland 16.9 17.2 -4.9 4.9
24 Poland 14.1 19.8 0.8 7.4
25 Italy 13.0 17.0 19.5 0.0
26 Viet Nam 11.8 9.2 8.9 8.4
27 Argentina 11.8 5.1 9.8 15.3
28 Colombia 11.7 16.2 16.2 15.0
29 Israel 11.5 6.7 12.4 8.5
30 Malaysia 11.0 10.6 11.3 8.9
Source: World Bank
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APPROVED PROJECTS IN MANUFACTURING SECTORS
POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING PROJECTS APPROVED BY CATEGORY OF EMPLOYMENT
2016 2015 2000 - 2016 Total Capital Investment (RM bil.) 58.5 74.7 764.6
(US$ bil.) 13.0 17.4 214.7
FDI (RM bil.) 27.4 21.9 419.6
(US$ bil.) 6.1 5.1 119.3
% Share 46.9 29.4 54.9
DIA (RM bil.) 31.1 52.8 345.0
(US$ bil.) 6.9 12.3 95.4
% Share 53.1 70.6 45.1
Number of Approved Projects 733 680 14,899
New 340 384 8,554
Expansion/ Diversification
393 296 6,345
Source: Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
2016 2015 2000 - 2016
Total 64,120 66,494 1,450,399
Managerial 5,106 4,759 97,787
Supervisory & Technical 8,374 9,192 218,172
Skilled Workers 10,844 39,714 646,005
Unskilled Workers 60 - 222,499
Sales, Clerical & Others 11,505 12,829 237,705 Machine Operators & Assemblers 28,231 - 28,231
Source: Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
MAJOR SOURCES OF FOREIGN PARTICIPATION IN APPROVED MANUFACTURING PROJECTS
2016 2015 2000 - 2016
No. (RM mil.)
% Share (RM mil.) (RM mil.)
(US$ mil.) (US$ mil.) (US$ mil.)
Total 27,417.5 21,941.6 419,624.0
6,106.3 5,114.6 119,304.7
P.R.China 33 4,774.8 17.4 1,872.0 21,040.2
1,063.4 436.4 5,830.0
Netherlands 18 3,216.4 11.7 976.5 22,360.7
716.3 227.6 6,201.0
Germany 21 2,645.3 9.6 1,160.8 37,969.6
589.1 270.6 10,565.5
UK 13 2,574.8 9.4 146.9 12,175.5
573.5 34.2 3,256.1
R.O.Korea 8 2,169.0 7.9 1,353.4 24,021.9
483.1 315.5 6,916.0
Singapore 96 2,113.8 7.7 1,394.8 42,220.8
470.8 325.1 12,018.7
Japan 53 1,861.7 6.8 4,009.3 73,639.8
414.6 934.6 21,230.7
USA 18 1,412.8 5.2 4,150.2 66,254.6
314.6 967.4 18,887.3
India 8 1,334.0 4.9 25.9 7,471.6
297.1 6.0 2,124.9
Belgium 3 584.7 2.1 - 1,307.5
130.2 - 349.8
Chinese Taipei 18 548.6 2.0 1,275.5 11,686.0
122.2 297.3 3,266.1
Luxembourg 1 539.1 2.0 - 1,256.5
120.1 - 330.0
Source: Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
