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Where does Malaysia get its unwrought aluminum? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Malaysia imported $2.6 billion of unwrought aluminum (1.5 million tonnes), 3.3% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (22%), India (20%) and Australia (10%). Malaysia was the world’s 10th-largest importer of unwrought aluminum.

Summary

Value
$2.6billion
Tonnes
1.5million tonnes
Share of world total
3.3%
World rank
10th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States554Tonnes: 535,511USD per tonne: $1,03421.6%Sea
India505Tonnes: 214,326USD per tonne: $2,35519.7%Sea
Australia259Tonnes: 123,933USD per tonne: $2,08610.1%Sea
United Arab Emirates216Tonnes: 97,014USD per tonne: $2,2318.4%Sea
Japan203Tonnes: 119,024USD per tonne: $1,7027.9%Sea
Bahrain77.4Tonnes: 28,655USD per tonne: $2,7023%Sea
Saudi Arabia75.6Tonnes: 32,214USD per tonne: $2,3473%Sea
Indonesia63.6Tonnes: 23,160USD per tonne: $2,7462.5%Land
Russia48.4Tonnes: 22,152USD per tonne: $2,1841.9%Sea
Taiwan47.8Tonnes: 30,054USD per tonne: $1,5901.9%Sea
China44.2Tonnes: 25,461USD per tonne: $1,7351.7%Sea
South Africa40.5Tonnes: 24,547USD per tonne: $1,6501.6%Sea
Singapore re-exports40Tonnes: 32,813USD per tonne: $1,2201.6%Sea
Spain32Tonnes: 28,148USD per tonne: $1,1391.3%Sea
Morocco30.7Tonnes: 11,337USD per tonne: $2,7071.2%Sea
Belgium re-exports26.8Tonnes: 12,126USD per tonne: $2,2131.1%Sea
Canada25.2Tonnes: 16,125USD per tonne: $1,5600.98%Sea
Oman24.8Tonnes: 10,961USD per tonne: $2,2660.97%Sea
United Kingdom23.3Tonnes: 14,599USD per tonne: $1,5950.91%Sea
South Korea21.6Tonnes: 12,987USD per tonne: $1,6650.84%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United States 0.55
  • India 0.5
  • Australia 0.26
  • United Arab Emirates 0.22
  • Japan 0.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.010.55
India0.040.5
Australia0.120.26
United Arab Emirates0.010.22
Japan0.010.2

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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