Overview
Malaysia's trade performance slightly decreased in June 2025, consistent with the decline in exports (-3.5%) and trade balance (-40.1%), year-on-year (y-o-y). Total trade downed by RM3.0 billion or 1.2 per cent, y-o-y, reached RM234.9 billion. Nevertheless, import experienced an increase of RM1.4 billion (+1.2%) as compared to the same period in the previous year.
The monthly comparison shows that exports, imports and total trade declined by 3.9 per cent, 10.1 per cent and 7.0 per cent, respectively. While, trade surplus surged by 1,030.7% from RM0.8 billion to RM8.6 billion.
For the second quarter (Q2) 2025, total trade, exports and imports recorded an expansion as compared to Q2 2024 by 6.1 per cent, 3.4 per cent and 9.0 per cent, respectively. At the same time, trade surplus recorded a contraction of 55.3 per cent.
Exports, imports and total trade for first half of 2025 rose by 3.8 per cent, 5.9 per cent and 4.8 per cent, respectively, as compared to the same period of preceding year. Meanwhile, trade surplus declined by 17.2 per cent.
EXPORTS PERFORMANCE
Malaysia’s exports decreased by 3.5 per cent in June 2025, down from RM126.1 billion in June 2024 to RM121.7 billion.
This negative growth mirrors the 5.2 per cent decrease in domestic exports to RM95.3 billion from RM100.5 billion, accounting for 78.3 per cent of overall exports. However, re-exports accounted for 21.7 per cent of total exports, up by 3.4 per cent to RM26.4 billion.
Moreover, a monthly comparison showed that exports reduced by 3.9 per cent or RM4.9 billion. With regards to analysis of the seasonally adjusted terms month-on-month (m-o-m), exports decreased by 10.2 per cent to RM117.1 billion.
IMPORTS PERFORMANCE
Malaysia's import value increased by 1.2 per cent, or RM1.4 billion to RM113.1 billion in June 2025. On a m-o-m basis, imports downed by 10.1 per cent or RM12.7 billion. According to the m-o-m seasonally adjusted terms analysis, imports decline 12.3 per cent to RM111.1 billion.
Imports by End Use increased, y-o-y, with an increase in capital goods (+21.8%) and consumption goods (+1.6%), whereas intermediate goods decreased by 1.2 per cent.Imports by End Use increased, y-o-y, with an increase in capital goods (+21.8%) and consumption goods (+1.6%), whereas intermediate goods decreased by 1.2 per cent.
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