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Trade between Malaysia and Pakistan

In 2024, Malaysia exported $983 million to Pakistan and imported $529 million. Malaysia ran a surplus of $455 million with Pakistan, compared with a surplus of $731 million in 2019. Pakistan was Malaysia’s 37th largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and Malaysia was Pakistan’s 15th (2%).

Summary

Malaysia → Pakistan
$983million
Pakistan → Malaysia
$529million
Malaysia’s balance
$455million

Balance

Malaysia’s trade balance with Pakistan

Trade between Malaysia and Pakistan grew 94% since 1995

USD billions (current). Malaysia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 1
  • Imports 0.5
  • Balance +0.5

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$713 million$65 million$648 million
1996$644 million$47 million$596 million
1997$638 million$39 million$599 million
1998$757 million$29 million$728 million
1999$522 million$46 million$476 million
2000$396 million$52 million$343 million
2001$398 million$43 million$356 million
2002$523 million$53 million$470 million
2003$590 million$71 million$518 million
2004$642 million$87 million$555 million
2005$766 million$78 million$688 million
2006$822 million$69 million$753 million
2007$1.2 billion$97 million$1.1 billion
2008$1.7 billion$159 million$1.6 billion
2009$1.6 billion$170 million$1.4 billion
2010$2 billion$164 million$1.9 billion
2011$2.8 billion$274 million$2.5 billion
2012$2.1 billion$263 million$1.9 billion
2013$1.9 billion$242 million$1.7 billion
2014$1.3 billion$253 million$1.1 billion
2015$977 million$252 million$725 million
2016$1 billion$188 million$843 million
2017$1.1 billion$207 million$892 million
2018$1.2 billion$210 million$977 million
2019$1 billion$281 million$731 million
2020$1.1 billion$268 million$829 million
2021$1.3 billion$460 million$862 million
2022$1.1 billion$431 million$632 million
2023$791 million$444 million$347 million
2024$983 million$529 million$455 million

What they sell each other

What Malaysia sells to Pakistan

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Palm oil$339 million · 34.5%
    424 thousand tonnes · Malaysia’s destinations
  2. Refined petroleum$109 million · 11.1%
    191 thousand tonnes · Malaysia’s destinations
  3. Natural rubber$37 million · 3.7%
    18 thousand tonnes
  4. Cocoa powder$27 million · 2.8%
    8 thousand tonnes
  5. Open-chain hydrocarbons$25 million · 2.5%
    23 thousand tonnes
  6. 41 thousand tonnes
  7. Hydrogenated fats and oils$22 million · 2.3%
    12 thousand tonnes
  8. Computers$22 million · 2.2%
    116 tonnes · Malaysia’s destinations
  9. Meal from other oilseeds$20 million · 2%
    144 thousand tonnes
  10. Malt extract and food mixes$18 million · 1.8%
    11 thousand tonnes

What Pakistan sells to Malaysia

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Rice$211 million · 40%
    387 thousand tonnes · Pakistan’s destinations
  2. Onions and garlic$56 million · 10.7%
    91 thousand tonnes
  3. Refined petroleum$27 million · 5.1%
    50 thousand tonnes · Malaysia’s sources
  4. Crude petroleum$25 million · 4.7%
    41 thousand tonnes · Malaysia’s sources
  5. Corn$23 million · 4.3%
    105 thousand tonnes
  6. Other knitted garments$14 million · 2.6%
    1 thousand tonnes
  7. Bed, table and kitchen linen$12 million · 2.3%
    3 thousand tonnes
  8. Potatoes$12 million · 2.3%
    40 thousand tonnes
  9. Frozen fish$9 million · 1.8%
    4 thousand tonnes
  10. Iron ore$9 million · 1.8%
    50 thousand tonnes · Malaysia’s sources

How it travels

Estimated sea route from Port Klang to Karachi.

The estimated sea route between Port Klang and Karachi is 2,789 nautical miles (5,164 km) long: ≈ 6.5–8.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).

It does not cross any major canal or strait.

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

  1. Sea$1.5 billion · 96.1%
  2. Air$58 million · 3.9%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Pakistan was Malaysia’s 37th largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and Malaysia was Pakistan’s 15th (2%).

Pakistan in Malaysia’s trade
0.2%
Pakistan’s rank among Malaysia’s partners
37th
Malaysia in Pakistan’s trade
1.6%
Malaysia’s rank among Pakistan’s partners
15th

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Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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.