National Trade Blueprint

10 National Trade Blueprint Context Setting Looking at the macro context of Malaysia’s export performance, Malaysia is now at its inflection point to capitalise on its strengths and overcome the losing competitiveness to ensure sustainable export growth in the near future. More importantly, removing impediments to competitiveness within the export sector (includes human capital development, capacity development and diversification, cost of doing business and export facilitation, and market access and promotion) will be the cornerstone to sustain Malaysia’s export performance. Looking at the macro context of Malaysia’s export performance, it has warranted a need for action with resolute goals in order to chart a new path, taking into consideration of effective export promotion and an efficient export ecosystem .. “ RANK 2010 2015 2019 1 China China China 2 United States United States United States 3 Germany Germany Germany 4 Japan Japan Netherlands 5 Netherlands Netherlands Japan 6 France South Korea France 7 South Korea Hong Kong South Korea 8 Italy France Hong Kong 9 United Kingdom United Kingdom Italy 10 Belgium Italy United Kingdom 11 Hong Kong Canada Mexico 12 Russia Belgium Canada 13 Canada Mexico Belgium 14 Singapore Singapore Russia : : : : 20 United Arab Emirates India Switzerland 21 Australia Thailand Australia 22 Brazil Saudi Arabia Viet Nam 23 Malaysia Malaysia Poland 24 Switzerland Poland Saudi Arabia 25 Thailand Brazil Thailand 26 Poland Australia Malaysia Source: World Trade Organisation (WTO), DOSM