Trade, Overall in Malaysia
Malaysia: Trade, Overall was 0.8859 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in Malaysia, 1976–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.8859 for trade, overall in 2014.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Malaysia peaked at 0.8935 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3667, in 1980.
That places Malaysia 51st out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6357 | — |
| 1977 | 0.6357 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6357 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6357 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3667 | -42.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3667 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4 | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8083 | +102.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8083 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8083 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8123 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8123 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8308 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8308 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7975 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8255 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8211 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8292 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8284 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8287 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.833 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8332 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8344 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8322 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8662 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8772 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8814 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8847 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8864 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8935 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8836 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8837 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8859 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8859 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.8859 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8582, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.8859 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9513, 93% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +102.1% | 0.4 | 0.8083 |
| 1980 | -42.3% | 0.6357 | 0.3667 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6357 | 0.6357 | 0.6357 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.475 | 0.3667 | 0.8083 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8196 | 0.7975 | 0.8308 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8557 | 0.8287 | 0.8864 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8865 | 0.8836 | 0.8935 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.84 (2025)
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- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 323.98 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0273 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Malaysia?
- Trade, overall in Malaysia was 0.8859 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8935 in 2010.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3667 in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for trade, overall?
- Malaysia ranks 51st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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