Malaysia's Trade November 2025

According to data from Malaysia’s Department of Statistics, the country’s international trade during the first 11 months of 2025 recorded the following trend with exports rising by 6.1 per cent and imports increasing by 5.6 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Exports in Novemebr expanded by 7 per cent year-on-year, supported by higher sales in the manufacturing, agriculture sectors, and mining activity, meanwhile imports went up by 15.8 per cent.

China remained Malaysia’s largest trading partner followed by Singapore, the US, the European Union.

In its latest economic outlook, the International Monetary Fund projected Malaysia’s GDP growth rate at 4.5 per cent for 2025.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a political and economic union, has a population of 667 million and a territory of 4.5 million km². It is currently the third-largest economy in Asia-Pacific and the fifth-largest in the world. The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has a combined GDP of USD 4.2 trillion, according to estimates for 2024.