Summary
- Malaysia → Vietnam
- $11.8billion
- Vietnam → Malaysia
- $6.4billion
- Malaysia’s balance
- $5.4billion
Balance
Malaysia’s trade balance with Vietnam
Trade between Malaysia and Vietnam grew 46.5-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Malaysia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 11.8
- Imports 6.4
- Balance +5.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $266 million | $125 million | $141 million |
| 1996 | $319 million | $149 million | $170 million |
| 1997 | $321 million | $162 million | $159 million |
| 1998 | $373 million | $137 million | $236 million |
| 1999 | $382 million | $247 million | $136 million |
| 2000 | $533 million | $541 million | -$8 million |
| 2001 | $602 million | $339 million | $263 million |
| 2002 | $838 million | $349 million | $489 million |
| 2003 | $991 million | $412 million | $578 million |
| 2004 | $1.4 billion | $594 million | $759 million |
| 2005 | $1.5 billion | $1 billion | $449 million |
| 2006 | $2 billion | $1.4 billion | $584 million |
| 2007 | $2.5 billion | $1.9 billion | $573 million |
| 2008 | $2.7 billion | $2.4 billion | $323 million |
| 2009 | $2.6 billion | $2.1 billion | $558 million |
| 2010 | $3.9 billion | $2.5 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2011 | $4.1 billion | $3.4 billion | $721 million |
| 2012 | $3.7 billion | $5.3 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2013 | $4.4 billion | $5.9 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2014 | $4.5 billion | $4.6 billion | -$74 million |
| 2015 | $4.5 billion | $4.7 billion | -$216 million |
| 2016 | $5.8 billion | $4.4 billion | $1.3 billion |
| 2017 | $6.4 billion | $5.8 billion | $687 million |
| 2018 | $8 billion | $5 billion | $3 billion |
| 2019 | $8.1 billion | $4.7 billion | $3.5 billion |
| 2020 | $6.9 billion | $4.2 billion | $2.7 billion |
| 2021 | $8.9 billion | $5.5 billion | $3.4 billion |
| 2022 | $9.7 billion | $6.8 billion | $2.9 billion |
| 2023 | $8.6 billion | $5.8 billion | $2.8 billion |
| 2024 | $11.8 billion | $6.4 billion | $5.4 billion |
What they sell each other
What Malaysia sells to Vietnam
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Vietnam 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 Phu My is 853 nautical miles (1,580 km) long: ≈ 2–2.5 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
Vietnam was Malaysia’s 12th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and Malaysia was Vietnam’s 10th (2%).
- Vietnam in Malaysia’s trade
- 2.6%
- Vietnam’s rank among Malaysia’s partners
- 12th
- Malaysia in Vietnam’s trade
- 2.1%
- Malaysia’s rank among Vietnam’s partners
- 10th
Compare with
Other partners of Malaysia
Other partners of Vietnam
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.