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Where does Malaysia get its cars? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Malaysia imported $2.1 billion of cars (141 thousand tonnes), 0.2% of the world total. Its main sources were China (36%), Japan (30%) and Germany (15%). Malaysia was the world’s 60th-largest importer of cars.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
141thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.2%
World rank
60th
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
China753Tonnes: 58,078USD per tonne: $12,97335.5%Sea
Japan638Tonnes: 52,260USD per tonne: $12,21030.1%Sea
Germany310Tonnes: 12,690USD per tonne: $24,39614.6%Sea
United Kingdom97.2Tonnes: 3,233USD per tonne: $30,0644.6%Air
Thailand86.8Tonnes: 5,368USD per tonne: $16,1724.1%Land
Italy58.6Tonnes: 1,201USD per tonne: $48,8462.8%Air
Indonesia51Tonnes: 3,568USD per tonne: $14,3042.4%Land
Singapore re-exports46.1Tonnes: 1,015USD per tonne: $45,4052.2%Air
United States41.2Tonnes: 1,857USD per tonne: $22,2021.9%Sea
South Korea10.7Tonnes: 641USD per tonne: $16,6490.5%Sea
Belgium re-exports6.7Tonnes: 272USD per tonne: $24,6390.32%Sea
Mexico4.8Tonnes: 306USD per tonne: $15,6620.23%Sea
Australia3.8Tonnes: 207USD per tonne: $18,1580.18%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports2.8Tonnes: 55USD per tonne: $50,7780.13%Air
Saudi Arabia2.7Tonnes: 88USD per tonne: $30,8670.13%Sea
India1.9Tonnes: 126USD per tonne: $15,2180.09%Sea
Hungary1.2Tonnes: 67USD per tonne: $18,4620.06%Sea
Austria1Tonnes: 38USD per tonne: $26,3220.05%Sea
New Zealand0.79Tonnes: 49USD per tonne: $16,0180.04%Sea
Bahrain0.51Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $29,0640.02%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2024

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

  • China 0.75
  • Japan 0.64
  • Germany 0.31
  • United Kingdom 0.1
  • Thailand 0.09

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.010.75
Japan1.30.64
Germany0.20.31
United Kingdom0.050.1
Thailand< 0.010.09

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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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