Summary
- Malaysia → Taiwan
- $14.4billion
- Taiwan → Malaysia
- $19.3billion
- Malaysia’s balance
- -$4.9billion
Balance
Malaysia’s trade balance with Taiwan
Trade between Malaysia and Taiwan grew 5.5-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Malaysia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 14.4
- Imports 19.3
- Balance -4.9
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2.3 billion | $3.8 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 1996 | $3.2 billion | $3.8 billion | -$600 million |
| 1997 | $4.4 billion | $3.9 billion | $476 million |
| 1998 | $3.9 billion | $3 billion | $867 million |
| 1999 | $4.1 billion | $3.6 billion | $497 million |
| 2000 | $5.5 billion | $4.4 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 2001 | $4.3 billion | $4.1 billion | $205 million |
| 2002 | $4.3 billion | $4.4 billion | -$116 million |
| 2003 | $4.8 billion | $4 billion | $732 million |
| 2004 | $5.4 billion | $5.7 billion | -$328 million |
| 2005 | $5.3 billion | $6.2 billion | -$872 million |
| 2006 | $6.2 billion | $6.6 billion | -$420 million |
| 2007 | $6.4 billion | $7.2 billion | -$813 million |
| 2008 | $6.8 billion | $6.3 billion | $420 million |
| 2009 | $4.2 billion | $6 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2010 | $7.9 billion | $5.8 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 2011 | $8.1 billion | $7 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 2012 | $7.4 billion | $6.7 billion | $786 million |
| 2013 | $8.1 billion | $10.1 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2014 | $8.9 billion | $10.5 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2015 | $7.3 billion | $9.3 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2016 | $6.3 billion | $10 billion | -$3.7 billion |
| 2017 | $7.2 billion | $10.8 billion | -$3.6 billion |
| 2018 | $9.2 billion | $15.3 billion | -$6.1 billion |
| 2019 | $10.4 billion | $13.5 billion | -$3 billion |
| 2020 | $9.8 billion | $11.6 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2021 | $11.3 billion | $15.2 billion | -$3.9 billion |
| 2022 | $13 billion | $18.7 billion | -$5.7 billion |
| 2023 | $9.6 billion | $14.7 billion | -$5.1 billion |
| 2024 | $14.4 billion | $19.3 billion | -$4.9 billion |
What they sell each other
What Malaysia sells to Taiwan
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Taiwan sells to Malaysia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Port Klang and Kaohsiung is 1,869 nautical miles (3,460 km) long: ≈ 4.5–5.5 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
Taiwan was Malaysia’s 5th largest trading partner (5% of its trade), and Malaysia was Taiwan’s 7th (4%).
- Taiwan in Malaysia’s trade
- 4.8%
- Taiwan’s rank among Malaysia’s partners
- 5th
- Malaysia in Taiwan’s trade
- 3.6%
- Malaysia’s rank among Taiwan’s partners
- 7th
Compare with
Other partners of Malaysia
Other partners of Taiwan
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.