Summary
- Australia → Malaysia
- $7.3billion
- Malaysia → Australia
- $11.5billion
- Australia’s balance
- -$4.2billion
Balance
Australia’s trade balance with Malaysia
Trade between Australia and Malaysia grew 5.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Australia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 7.3
- Imports 11.5
- Balance -4.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2.1 billion | $1.2 billion | $959 million |
| 1996 | $2.3 billion | $1.4 billion | $875 million |
| 1997 | $2.1 billion | $1.7 billion | $411 million |
| 1998 | $1.4 billion | $2 billion | -$616 million |
| 1999 | $1.6 billion | $2.4 billion | -$823 million |
| 2000 | $1.7 billion | $3.1 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2001 | $1.7 billion | $2.3 billion | -$599 million |
| 2002 | $1.5 billion | $2.2 billion | -$727 million |
| 2003 | $1.4 billion | $3.1 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2004 | $2.1 billion | $4.3 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2005 | $2.4 billion | $4.7 billion | -$2.4 billion |
| 2006 | $2.7 billion | $5.5 billion | -$2.8 billion |
| 2007 | $3.2 billion | $6.4 billion | -$3.2 billion |
| 2008 | $3.6 billion | $7.8 billion | -$4.3 billion |
| 2009 | $2.9 billion | $6.1 billion | -$3.2 billion |
| 2010 | $3.5 billion | $8.5 billion | -$5 billion |
| 2011 | $4.2 billion | $8.6 billion | -$4.4 billion |
| 2012 | $4.8 billion | $9.3 billion | -$4.4 billion |
| 2013 | $6.1 billion | $8.8 billion | -$2.8 billion |
| 2014 | $7.3 billion | $10.2 billion | -$2.9 billion |
| 2015 | $5 billion | $7.2 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2016 | $4.5 billion | $6.8 billion | -$2.3 billion |
| 2017 | $4.7 billion | $8.8 billion | -$4 billion |
| 2018 | $5.5 billion | $9.9 billion | -$4.5 billion |
| 2019 | $5.7 billion | $7.9 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2020 | $4.9 billion | $6.9 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2021 | $5.3 billion | $10.4 billion | -$5.1 billion |
| 2022 | $9.2 billion | $12.5 billion | -$3.3 billion |
| 2023 | $7.5 billion | $12.6 billion | -$5.1 billion |
| 2024 | $7.3 billion | $11.5 billion | -$4.2 billion |
What they sell each other
What Australia sells to Malaysia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Malaysia sells to Australia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Sydney and Port Klang is 4,510 nautical miles (8,352 km) long: ≈ 10.5–13.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Malaysia was Australia’s 8th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and Australia was Malaysia’s 11th (3%).
- Malaysia in Australia’s trade
- 2.9%
- Malaysia’s rank among Australia’s partners
- 8th
- Australia in Malaysia’s trade
- 2.6%
- Australia’s rank among Malaysia’s partners
- 11th
Compare with
Other partners of Australia
Other partners of Malaysia
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.