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Where does Malaysia get its polyethylene? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Malaysia imported $1.7 billion of polyethylene (1.7 million tonnes), 2% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (32%), Saudi Arabia (18%) and Singapore (12%). Malaysia was the world’s 15th-largest importer of polyethylene.

Summary

Value
$1.7billion
Tonnes
1.7million tonnes
Share of world total
2%
World rank
15th
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 States539Tonnes: 625,948USD per tonne: $86132.2%Sea
Saudi Arabia298Tonnes: 265,264USD per tonne: $1,12217.8%Sea
Singapore re-exports195Tonnes: 170,179USD per tonne: $1,14511.6%Sea
United Arab Emirates133Tonnes: 121,236USD per tonne: $1,0947.9%Sea
Thailand99.5Tonnes: 85,885USD per tonne: $1,1585.9%Sea
Qatar92.2Tonnes: 89,714USD per tonne: $1,0285.5%Sea
China51.4Tonnes: 36,834USD per tonne: $1,3963.1%Sea
Canada31.9Tonnes: 38,876USD per tonne: $8221.9%Sea
South Korea31.9Tonnes: 29,138USD per tonne: $1,0961.9%Sea
Japan30.4Tonnes: 10,057USD per tonne: $3,0181.8%Sea
Kuwait27Tonnes: 29,901USD per tonne: $9021.6%Sea
Oman24.2Tonnes: 23,735USD per tonne: $1,0181.4%Sea
Taiwan23.4Tonnes: 21,543USD per tonne: $1,0871.4%Sea
Indonesia15.9Tonnes: 12,127USD per tonne: $1,3130.95%Sea
Spain12.4Tonnes: 6,765USD per tonne: $1,8370.74%Sea
Germany9.5Tonnes: 6,840USD per tonne: $1,3860.57%Sea
Vietnam8.3Tonnes: 8,658USD per tonne: $9610.5%Sea
Australia6.9Tonnes: 13,661USD per tonne: $5070.41%Sea
Netherlands re-exports6.7Tonnes: 4,314USD per tonne: $1,5620.4%Sea
Belgium re-exports6.6Tonnes: 4,341USD per tonne: $1,5120.39%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2023

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

  • United States 0.54
  • Saudi Arabia 0.3
  • Singapore 0.19
  • United Arab Emirates 0.13
  • Thailand 0.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.020.54
Saudi Arabia0.020.3
Singapore0.070.19
United Arab Emirates< 0.010.13
Thailand< 0.010.1

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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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