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Where does Malaysia get its electric cables? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Malaysia imported $1.6 billion of electric cables (92 thousand tonnes), 0.9% of the world total. China sold 52% of the total, followed by the United States (9%) and Singapore (9%). Malaysia was the world’s 28th-largest importer of electric cables.

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
92thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.9%
World rank
28th
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
China818Tonnes: 60,878USD per tonne: $13,44352%Sea
United States139Tonnes: 1,818USD per tonne: $76,4508.8%Air
Singapore re-exports135Tonnes: 7,189USD per tonne: $18,7348.6%Sea
South Korea75.9Tonnes: 5,411USD per tonne: $14,0234.8%Sea
Germany65.6Tonnes: 1,311USD per tonne: $50,0714.2%Sea
Japan49.9Tonnes: 1,821USD per tonne: $27,4303.2%Sea
Thailand48.5Tonnes: 2,746USD per tonne: $17,6473.1%Land
Hong Kong re-exports26.7Tonnes: 1,590USD per tonne: $16,7901.7%Sea
Vietnam26.5Tonnes: 1,697USD per tonne: $15,6101.7%Sea
Hungary21.2Tonnes: 23USD per tonne: $917,8161.3%Air
Taiwan20.9Tonnes: 1,068USD per tonne: $19,6151.3%Sea
United Kingdom19.7Tonnes: 593USD per tonne: $33,1381.3%Air
Mexico17.6Tonnes: 440USD per tonne: $39,9531.1%Sea
Angola15.6Tonnes: 664USD per tonne: $23,4760.99%Sea
Indonesia15.2Tonnes: 1,070USD per tonne: $14,1850.96%Land
India14.8Tonnes: 1,295USD per tonne: $11,4420.94%Sea
Costa Rica9.2Tonnes: 20USD per tonne: $466,1980.59%Air
France7.4Tonnes: 73USD per tonne: $101,7060.47%Air
Morocco5Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $381,1060.32%Air
Philippines4.9Tonnes: 278USD per tonne: $17,5010.31%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2003

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

  • China 818
  • United States 139
  • Singapore 135
  • South Korea 75.9
  • Germany 65.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China8.6818
United States24139
Singapore170135
South Korea1575.9
Germany18.165.6

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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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