Summary
- Malaysia → United Arab Emirates
- $3.1billion
- United Arab Emirates → Malaysia
- $6billion
- Malaysia’s balance
- -$3billion
Balance
Malaysia’s trade balance with the United Arab Emirates
Trade between Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates grew 12.7-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Malaysia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 3.1
- Imports 6
- Balance -3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $684 million | $36 million | $648 million |
| 1996 | $733 million | $46 million | $687 million |
| 1997 | $663 million | $105 million | $558 million |
| 1998 | $641 million | $146 million | $495 million |
| 1999 | $717 million | $116 million | $601 million |
| 2000 | $855 million | $300 million | $555 million |
| 2001 | $827 million | $163 million | $664 million |
| 2002 | $845 million | $129 million | $716 million |
| 2003 | $1.1 billion | $299 million | $797 million |
| 2004 | $1.5 billion | $470 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2005 | $1.6 billion | $767 million | $840 million |
| 2006 | $2.2 billion | $966 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2007 | $2.7 billion | $1.3 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2008 | $3.7 billion | $2.6 billion | $1.2 billion |
| 2009 | $2.8 billion | $1.7 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 2010 | $3.7 billion | $2.4 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2011 | $4.2 billion | $2.7 billion | $1.5 billion |
| 2012 | $5.4 billion | $4 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2013 | $3.7 billion | $4.8 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2014 | $3.5 billion | $4.8 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2015 | $3.2 billion | $3.1 billion | $107 million |
| 2016 | $3 billion | $2.3 billion | $712 million |
| 2017 | $2.3 billion | $3.1 billion | -$769 million |
| 2018 | $3.1 billion | $2.9 billion | $157 million |
| 2019 | $2.8 billion | $3.8 billion | -$989 million |
| 2020 | $2.3 billion | $2.9 billion | -$677 million |
| 2021 | $2.8 billion | $2.9 billion | -$100 million |
| 2022 | $3.1 billion | $5.2 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2023 | $3 billion | $5.7 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2024 | $3.1 billion | $6 billion | -$3 billion |
What they sell each other
What Malaysia sells to the United Arab Emirates
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the United Arab Emirates 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 Jebel Ali is 3,339 nautical miles (6,184 km) long: ≈ 7.5–10 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Hormuz.
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
The United Arab Emirates was Malaysia’s 16th largest trading partner (1% of its trade), and Malaysia was the United Arab Emirates’ 16th (1%).
- The United Arab Emirates in Malaysia’s trade
- 1.3%
- The United Arab Emirates’ rank among Malaysia’s partners
- 16th
- Malaysia in the United Arab Emirates’ trade
- 1.5%
- Malaysia’s rank among the United Arab Emirates’ partners
- 16th
Compare with
Other partners of Malaysia
Other partners of the United Arab Emirates
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.