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Population as of 2020: 32.37 million 45 of 193
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Region: Southeast Asia
Nominal G.D.P. in 2024: $421.97 billion 37 of 193
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Total merchandise exports in 2024: $330.60 billion. 22 of 193
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These are calendar-year 2024 goods exports reported by Malaysia, excluding services. All amounts are nominal 2024 U.S. dollars, valued free on board (FOB), with no inflation adjustment.
Top Exports
Top 20 export categories, 2024
Ranked by export value.
| Rank | Item | Dollar amount | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electronic integrated circuits | $77.01 billion | Electrical machinery and equipment |
| 2 | Petroleum oils other than crude, related preparations and waste oils | $25.65 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 3 | Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons | $14.98 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 4 | Palm oil and its fractions | $13.68 billion | Animal, vegetable and microbial fats and oils |
| 5 | Computers and other automatic data-processing machines | $10.94 billion | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 6 | Semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells, LEDs and mounted piezoelectric crystals | $8.14 billion | Electrical machinery and equipment |
| 7 | Discs, tapes, solid-state storage devices, smart cards and other recording media | $7.93 billion | Electrical machinery and equipment |
| 8 | Telephone sets, smartphones and other communications apparatus | $6.76 billion | Electrical machinery and equipment |
| 9 | Crude petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals | $6.20 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 10 | Electrical measuring and testing instruments, and radiation measuring or detecting instruments | $6.04 billion | Optical, measuring, medical and precision instruments |
| 11 | Unwrought aluminium | $4.62 billion | Aluminium and aluminium articles |
| 12 | Semiconductor and flat-panel-display manufacturing machinery and related equipment | $4.21 billion | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 13 | Printing, copying and facsimile machines, and their parts and accessories | $3.76 billion | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 14 | Rubber clothing and clothing accessories | $3.43 billion | Rubber and rubber articles |
| 15 | Medical, surgical, dental and veterinary instruments and appliances | $3.35 billion | Optical, measuring, medical and precision instruments |
| 16 | Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols | $2.97 billion | Other chemical products |
| 17 | Parts and accessories for computers and office machines | $2.38 billion | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 18 | Other furniture and parts | $2.29 billion | Furniture, bedding and lighting |
| 19 | Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel | $1.97 billion | Iron and steel |
| 20 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $1.87 billion | Plastics and plastic articles |
Top 10 importers of Malaysia's exports, 2024
Ranked by Malaysia's reported merchandise exports to each named destination economy. Separately reported territories may appear. These are recorded export destinations; goods may subsequently be re-exported.
| Rank | Country | Dollar amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | $50.53 billion |
| 2 | United States | $43.71 billion |
| 3 | China | $41.15 billion |
| 4 | Hong Kong | $19.50 billion |
| 5 | Japan | $18.23 billion |
| 6 | Taiwan | $14.72 billion |
| 7 | Thailand | $12.91 billion |
| 8 | Indonesia | $11.93 billion |
| 9 | South Korea | $11.87 billion |
| 10 | Vietnam | $11.74 billion |
