Annual Report 2010

Total trade in 2010 registered strong recovery of 18.3 per cent to RM1.169 trillion, compared to a contraction of 16.6 per cent recorded in 2009. Exports expanded by 15.6 per cent to RM639.43 billion while imports grew by 21.7 per cent to RM529.19 billion resulting in a trade surplus of RM110.23 billion. Exports of manufactured products increased by 11.6 per cent to RM460.96 billion, contributing 72.1 per cent to Malaysia’s total exports in 2010. Mining exports increased by 28.5 per cent to RM101.90 billion while agriculture goods grew by 29.6 per cent to RM71.80 billion.

 Download (4.41 MB)

Annual Report 2009

Malaysia recorded a trade surplus for the 12th consecutive year in 2009 totalling RM118.35 billion. The world economic slowdown in 2009 resulted in an overall decline in global trade. Malaysia’s total trade decreased by 16.6 per cent to RM988.24 billion from RM1.185 trillion in 2008. Exports declined by 16.6 per cent to RM553.3 billion, compared with RM663.49 billion in 2008. Imports were lower by 16.6 per cent to RM434.94 billion in 2009, from RM521.61 billion in 2008. The decline was due to lower demand from Malaysia’s major trading partners following the global economic slowdown.

 Download (4.94 MB)

Annual Report 2008

Overall in 2008, Malaysia recorded an impressive growth of 6.8 per cent in its total trade to reach RM1.185 trillion. This was the third consecutive year that total trade surpassed the RM1 trillion mark. Exports grew by 9.6 per cent to RM663.49 billion while imports recorded growth of 3.3 percent to RM521.61 billion, resulting in trade surplus of RM141.88 billion. This is the highest trade surplus ever recorded since 1997. The growth in exports for the year was especially significant in the first three quarters of the year before decelerating in the last quarter due to the impact of the global economic slowdown.

 Download (5.36 MB)