Malaysia - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Malaysia was $230,382,000,000 as of 2021. Over the past 47 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $230,382,000,000 in 2021 and $4,399,312,000 in 1975.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1974 $4,657,121,000
1975 $4,399,312,000
1976 $4,643,971,000
1977 $5,601,956,000
1978 $7,119,043,000
1979 $10,021,740,000
1980 $13,525,760,000
1981 $14,741,820,000
1982 $16,070,540,000
1983 $17,330,320,000
1984 $17,844,030,000
1985 $15,603,850,000
1986 $14,015,810,000
1987 $15,687,970,000
1988 $19,758,790,000
1989 $25,290,150,000
1990 $31,764,870,000
1991 $39,885,210,000
1992 $44,008,300,000
1993 $52,717,170,000
1994 $67,372,220,000
1995 $86,851,400,000
1996 $90,709,550,000
1997 $92,325,380,000
1998 $67,504,510,000
1999 $76,139,360,000
2000 $94,266,650,000
2001 $86,181,310,000
2002 $91,669,050,000
2003 $96,813,290,000
2004 $118,486,000,000
2005 $130,577,000,000
2006 $147,094,000,000
2007 $167,101,000,000
2008 $178,661,000,000
2009 $144,799,000,000
2010 $181,577,000,000
2011 $207,570,000,000
2012 $215,501,000,000
2013 $216,845,000,000
2014 $218,197,000,000
2015 $186,856,000,000
2016 $181,130,000,000
2017 $201,714,000,000
2018 $221,832,000,000
2019 $210,860,000,000
2020 $185,643,000,000
2021 $230,382,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Malaysia was $185,324,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $221,904,000,000 in 2018 and $752,319,400 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $752,319,400
1961 $790,866,300
1962 $863,386,900
1963 $1,104,142,000
1964 $1,132,562,000
1965 $1,194,956,000
1966 $1,212,270,000
1967 $1,228,603,000
1968 $1,322,357,000
1969 $1,356,658,000
1970 $1,596,759,000
1971 $1,656,456,000
1972 $1,884,310,000
1973 $2,747,104,000
1974 $4,565,244,000
1975 $4,193,454,000
1976 $4,571,923,000
1977 $5,601,917,000
1978 $7,114,421,000
1979 $10,000,000,000
1980 $13,478,800,000
1981 $14,633,480,000
1982 $15,971,570,000
1983 $17,142,550,000
1984 $17,773,080,000
1985 $15,530,000,000
1986 $13,923,060,000
1987 $15,777,110,000
1988 $19,825,870,000
1989 $25,372,860,000
1990 $31,883,250,000
1991 $40,044,730,000
1992 $44,155,180,000
1993 $52,860,420,000
1994 $67,592,210,000
1995 $86,952,550,000
1996 $90,962,320,000
1997 $92,380,580,000
1998 $67,655,930,000
1999 $76,187,890,000
2000 $94,349,740,000
2001 $86,253,940,000
2002 $91,820,790,000
2003 $96,153,420,000
2004 $118,513,000,000
2005 $130,552,000,000
2006 $147,059,000,000
2007 $167,026,000,000
2008 $178,116,000,000
2009 $143,890,000,000
2010 $181,099,000,000
2011 $207,620,000,000
2012 $215,525,000,000
2013 $216,893,000,000
2014 $218,113,000,000
2015 $186,603,000,000
2016 $181,125,000,000
2017 $201,498,000,000
2018 $221,904,000,000
2019 $210,891,000,000
2020 $185,324,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Malaysia was 779,011,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 895,405,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 2,303,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 2,303,000,000
1961 2,421,000,000
1962 2,643,000,000
1963 3,380,000,000
1964 3,467,000,000
1965 3,658,000,000
1966 3,711,000,000
1967 3,761,000,000
1968 4,048,000,000
1969 4,153,000,000
1970 4,888,000,000
1971 5,056,000,000
1972 5,313,000,000
1973 6,712,000,000
1974 10,989,000,000
1975 10,071,000,000
1976 11,620,000,000
1977 13,788,000,000
1978 16,477,000,000
1979 21,884,000,000
1980 29,342,000,000
1981 33,717,000,000
1982 37,300,000,000
1983 39,793,000,000
1984 41,653,000,000
1985 38,561,000,000
1986 35,941,000,000
1987 39,752,000,000
1988 51,920,000,000
1989 68,730,000,000
1990 86,241,000,000
1991 110,107,000,000
1992 112,450,000,000
1993 136,068,000,000
1994 177,389,000,000
1995 218,077,000,000
1996 228,843,000,000
1997 260,310,000,000
1998 265,536,000,000
1999 289,514,000,000
2000 358,529,000,000
2001 327,765,000,000
2002 348,919,000,000
2003 365,383,000,000
2004 450,350,000,000
2005 494,415,000,000
2006 539,443,000,000
2007 574,170,000,000
2008 594,160,000,000
2009 507,142,000,000
2010 583,337,000,000
2011 635,316,000,000
2012 665,714,000,000
2013 683,408,000,000
2014 713,863,000,000
2015 728,778,000,000
2016 751,363,000,000
2017 866,524,000,000
2018 895,405,000,000
2019 873,618,000,000
2020 779,011,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Malaysia was 189,292,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 211,674,000,000 in 2018 and 3,607,030,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 3,607,030,000
1961 3,772,446,000
1962 4,048,537,000
1963 4,085,428,000
1964 3,980,704,000
1965 4,245,490,000
1966 4,286,546,000
1967 4,363,304,000
1968 4,510,275,000
1969 4,582,868,000
1970 5,366,513,000
1971 5,353,423,000
1972 5,191,577,000
1973 6,056,740,000
1974 8,287,481,000
1975 6,870,732,000
1976 7,502,051,000
1977 8,686,148,000
1978 9,804,195,000
1979 11,807,640,000
1980 14,229,380,000
1981 15,024,930,000
1982 17,091,440,000
1983 18,630,170,000
1984 19,842,230,000
1985 17,890,560,000
1986 16,733,240,000
1987 18,151,180,000
1988 21,729,630,000
1989 27,314,440,000
1990 34,494,180,000
1991 43,189,870,000
1992 45,942,780,000
1993 52,850,380,000
1994 66,398,920,000
1995 82,134,180,000
1996 86,146,870,000
1997 91,164,560,000
1998 74,067,700,000
1999 81,891,710,000
2000 101,852,000,000
2001 93,464,850,000
2002 99,246,540,000
2003 103,746,000,000
2004 124,118,000,000
2005 135,178,000,000
2006 146,222,000,000
2007 155,034,000,000
2008 158,660,000,000
2009 138,460,000,000
2010 159,953,000,000
2011 170,047,000,000
2012 174,998,000,000
2013 178,015,000,000
2014 185,116,000,000
2015 186,603,000,000
2016 189,279,000,000
2017 208,570,000,000
2018 211,674,000,000
2019 206,619,000,000
2020 189,292,000,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Malaysia was -8.39 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.83 in 1974 and a minimum value of -18.75 in 1998.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 4.59
1962 7.32
1963 0.91
1964 -2.56
1965 6.65
1966 0.97
1967 1.79
1968 3.37
1969 1.61
1970 17.10
1971 -0.24
1972 -3.02
1973 16.66
1974 36.83
1975 -17.10
1976 9.19
1977 15.78
1978 12.87
1979 20.43
1980 20.51
1981 5.59
1982 13.75
1983 9.00
1984 6.51
1985 -9.84
1986 -6.47
1987 8.47
1988 19.71
1989 25.70
1990 26.29
1991 25.21
1992 6.37
1993 15.04
1994 25.64
1995 23.70
1996 4.89
1997 5.82
1998 -18.75
1999 10.56
2000 24.37
2001 -8.24
2002 6.19
2003 4.53
2004 19.64
2005 8.91
2006 8.17
2007 6.03
2008 2.34
2009 -12.73
2010 15.52
2011 6.31
2012 2.91
2013 1.72
2014 3.99
2015 0.80
2016 1.43
2017 10.19
2018 1.49
2019 -2.39
2020 -8.39

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Malaysia was 739,280,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 826,694,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 14,087,260,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 14,087,260,000
1961 14,733,290,000
1962 15,811,560,000
1963 15,955,640,000
1964 15,546,640,000
1965 16,580,760,000
1966 16,741,110,000
1967 17,040,890,000
1968 17,614,880,000
1969 17,898,390,000
1970 20,958,920,000
1971 20,907,790,000
1972 20,275,700,000
1973 23,654,600,000
1974 32,366,760,000
1975 26,833,640,000
1976 29,299,260,000
1977 33,923,750,000
1978 38,290,280,000
1979 46,114,730,000
1980 55,572,850,000
1981 58,679,850,000
1982 66,750,630,000
1983 72,760,140,000
1984 77,493,850,000
1985 69,871,580,000
1986 65,351,670,000
1987 70,889,430,000
1988 84,865,090,000
1989 106,677,000,000
1990 134,717,000,000
1991 168,678,000,000
1992 179,430,000,000
1993 206,407,000,000
1994 259,321,000,000
1995 320,775,000,000
1996 336,447,000,000
1997 356,043,000,000
1998 289,271,000,000
1999 319,828,000,000
2000 397,785,000,000
2001 365,027,000,000
2002 387,607,000,000
2003 405,181,000,000
2004 484,743,000,000
2005 527,938,000,000
2006 571,071,000,000
2007 605,483,000,000
2008 619,647,000,000
2009 540,757,000,000
2010 624,697,000,000
2011 664,117,000,000
2012 683,456,000,000
2013 695,238,000,000
2014 722,972,000,000
2015 728,778,000,000
2016 739,230,000,000
2017 814,571,000,000
2018 826,694,000,000
2019 806,952,000,000
2020 739,280,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Malaysia was 54.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 100.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 35.85 in 1973.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 39.26
1961 41.58
1962 43.14
1963 43.99
1964 42.35
1965 40.42
1966 38.56
1967 38.53
1968 39.71
1969 37.02
1970 41.32
1971 39.03
1972 37.36
1973 35.85
1974 48.08
1975 45.10
1976 41.37
1977 42.63
1978 43.49
1979 47.14
1980 55.04
1981 58.52
1982 59.59
1983 56.49
1984 52.36
1985 49.78
1986 50.20
1987 49.03
1988 56.21
1989 65.31
1990 72.42
1991 81.49
1992 74.63
1993 79.02
1994 90.75
1995 98.02
1996 90.19
1997 92.38
1998 93.75
1999 96.26
2000 100.60
2001 92.96
2002 91.05
2003 87.25
2004 95.00
2005 90.96
2006 90.39
2007 86.30
2008 77.17
2009 71.14
2010 71.01
2011 69.68
2012 68.54
2013 67.09
2014 64.52
2015 61.92
2016 60.12
2017 63.14
2018 61.85
2019 57.73
2020 54.99

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments