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Insights for Malaysia
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December 2025 period, National level, Product aggregation
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Summary: Overall, Malaysia's trade performance in 2025 showed a robust increase in both exports and imports. Total exports reached RM152.95 billion, up RM18.02 billion (13.35%), while imports totaled RM133.68 billion, increasing by RM4.83 billion (3.75%). Year-on-year, exports rose by RM14.43 billion (10.42%) and imports by RM14.33 billion (12.01%). The trade balance remains positive, indicating a healthy trade environment as Malaysia continues to strengthen its international trade relationships.
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MoM insights: In the month-on-month analysis, Malaysia's total exports reached RM152.95 billion, reflecting a significant increase of RM18.02 billion, or approximately 13.35%. Imports totaled RM133.68 billion, with a smaller increase of RM4.83 billion, or about 3.75%.
For imports by country, the United States led with RM11.18 billion, increasing by RM2.38 billion (27.08%), followed by Chinese Taipei at RM11.82 billion (1.75 billion increase, 17.40%), and Indonesia at RM6.27 billion (1.63 billion increase, 34.90%). On the lower end, Costa Rica saw a decrease of RM4.94 billion, South Korea decreased by RM1.75 billion, and Oman decreased by RM1.20 billion.
In exports, the United States again topped the list with RM28.18 billion, an increase of RM8.05 billion (40.01%), followed by Hong Kong at RM10.99 billion (2.62 billion increase, 31.34%), and China at RM18.67 billion (2.06 billion increase, 12.39%). Conversely, Mexico experienced a decrease of RM481.87 million, Chinese Taipei decreased by RM440.25 million, and Burma saw a drop of RM357.99 million.
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YoY insights: In the year-on-year analysis, total exports increased to RM152.95 billion, up RM14.43 billion or 10.42%. Imports also saw a rise to RM133.68 billion, with an increase of RM14.33 billion, or 12.01%.
For imports by country, China was the highest at RM35.29 billion, with a year-on-year increase of RM7.92 billion (28.96%), followed by South Korea at RM5.94 billion (2.01 billion increase, 51.23%), and Vietnam at RM4.42 billion (1.97 billion increase, 80.43%). On the downside, Saudi Arabia saw a decrease of RM1.05 billion, Singapore decreased by RM946.14 million, and the United States decreased by RM869.86 million.
In exports, the United States again led with RM28.18 billion, an increase of RM9.24 billion (48.79%), followed by Chinese Taipei at RM8.71 billion (2.23 billion increase, 34.42%), and Vietnam at RM5.77 billion (1.92 billion increase, 49.84%). On the lower end, Singapore saw a decrease of RM2.88 billion, Japan decreased by RM1.12 billion, and China experienced a drop of RM682.80 million.
