Summary
- France → Malaysia
- $2.1billion
- Malaysia → France
- $2.6billion
- France’s balance
- -$574million
Balance
France’s trade balance with Malaysia
Trade between France and Malaysia is about the same as in 1995
USD billions (current). France’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 2.1
- Imports 2.6
- Balance -0.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2.9 billion | $1.5 billion | $1.3 billion |
| 1996 | $2 billion | $1.5 billion | $517 million |
| 1997 | $1.8 billion | $1.5 billion | $344 million |
| 1998 | $855 million | $1.6 billion | -$717 million |
| 1999 | $1.2 billion | $1.6 billion | -$388 million |
| 2000 | $1.4 billion | $1.9 billion | -$423 million |
| 2001 | $1.1 billion | $1.8 billion | -$670 million |
| 2002 | $1.1 billion | $1.8 billion | -$629 million |
| 2003 | $1.1 billion | $1.9 billion | -$746 million |
| 2004 | $1.3 billion | $2 billion | -$664 million |
| 2005 | $1.6 billion | $1.9 billion | -$378 million |
| 2006 | $2.1 billion | $2.2 billion | -$84 million |
| 2007 | $2.2 billion | $3.3 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2008 | $2.3 billion | $2.9 billion | -$528 million |
| 2009 | $2.2 billion | $1.9 billion | $282 million |
| 2010 | $2 billion | $2.6 billion | -$553 million |
| 2011 | $3.3 billion | $3.5 billion | -$167 million |
| 2012 | $4 billion | $2.9 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 2013 | $4.1 billion | $2.6 billion | $1.5 billion |
| 2014 | $3.8 billion | $2.4 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2015 | $2.1 billion | $2.2 billion | -$166 million |
| 2016 | $2.2 billion | $2.4 billion | -$113 million |
| 2017 | $2.8 billion | $2.3 billion | $483 million |
| 2018 | $3.7 billion | $2.8 billion | $946 million |
| 2019 | $2.6 billion | $2.7 billion | -$116 million |
| 2020 | $1.4 billion | $1.8 billion | -$379 million |
| 2021 | $1.6 billion | $2.7 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2022 | $2 billion | $2.7 billion | -$670 million |
| 2023 | $2.2 billion | $3.5 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2024 | $2.1 billion | $2.6 billion | -$574 million |
What they sell each other
What France sells to Malaysia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Malaysia sells to France
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Le Havre and Port Klang is 11,615 nautical miles (21,511 km) long: ≈ 27–34.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Cape of Good Hope (11,615 nautical miles); and 15% via the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (8,164 nautical miles).
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 France’s 46th largest trading partner (0.3% of its trade), and France was Malaysia’s 23rd (0.7%).
- Malaysia in France’s trade
- 0.3%
- Malaysia’s rank among France’s partners
- 46th
- France in Malaysia’s trade
- 0.7%
- France’s rank among Malaysia’s partners
- 23rd
Compare with
Other partners of France
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.