External Sector

Malaysia External Trade Indices November 2019^*New

Both export & import unit value indices shrank 0.5% & 0.1% respectively.

Malaysia External Trade Statistics November 2019^*New

KEY FACTS

• Malaysia’s exports in November 2019, decreased 5.5% to RM80.8 billion year-on-year (y-o-y). Re-exports was valued at RM13.0 billion registering a decline of 18.4% y-o-y and accounted for 16.1% of total exports. Domestic exports also recorded a decrease of 2.6% or RM1.8 billion to RM67.8 billion.
• Imports also slipped 3.6% y-o-y to RM74.3 billion.
• On a month-on-month (m-o-m) basis, exports declined 10.8% from RM90.6 billion. In seasonally adjusted terms, exports also decreased 11.2%.
• On a m-o-m basis, imports increased 1.4% or RM993.1 million from RM73.3 billion. In seasonally adjusted terms, imports increased 4.8%.
• On a y-o-y basis, exports fell due to the decrease in exports to Singapore (-RM1.6 billion), Hong Kong (-RM1.3 billion),Japan (RM959.4 million), Thailand (-RM699.1 million) and Republic of Korea (-RM633.5 million). However, exports increased to China (+RM495.6 million) and the United States (+RM479.1 million).
• On a y-o-y basis, lower imports were mainly from the European Union (-RM1.1 billion), Saudi Arabia (-RM1.0 billion), Singapore(RM834.6 million), Taiwan (-RM602.3 million), Thailand (-RM587.6 million) and Indonesia (-RM586.8 million). Meanwhile, higher imports were from China (+RM1.7 billion) and United Arab Emirates (+RM1.1 billion).

Quarterly Balance of Payments, Third Quarter 2019

Malaysia’s current account balance recorded a surplus of RM11.5 billion as against RM14.3 billion in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, financial account posted a net outflow of RM1.3 billion (Q2 2019: net outflow RM18.6 bilion). The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia stood at RM431.2 billion.

International Investment Position, Third Quarter 2019

Malaysia’s net international investment position (IIP) registered a lower net liabilities of RM13.0 billion as at end of third quarter 2019

Statistics on Foreign Affiliates in Malaysia, 2018

Foreign affiliates contributed 17.4 per cent to Malaysia’s economy in 2018

Statistics of Foreign Direct Investment in Malaysia, 2018

In 2018, FDI in Malaysia recorded a value of RM32.6 billion as against RM40.4 billion in the previous year

Statistics on Malaysia's Direct Investment Abroad, 2018

Malaysia's DIA registered net outflows of RM21.3 billion

Statistics of International Trade In Services 2018

Tourism boosts Malaysia’s services exports to record RM162.1 billion

Statistics on Malaysian Affiliates Abroad 2017

MALAYSIA’S AFFILIATES ABROAD IN 2017 RECORDED A TURNOVER OF RM324.2 BILLION