Malaysia Imports
The value of goods Malaysia buys from the rest of the world each month, in ringgit, as DOSM reports it.
RM171.14bn
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Jan 2000 to Jul 2026
Source: DOSM external trade statistics, OpenDOSM trade_sitc_1d · imports of goods, cost, insurance and freight, RM, monthly.
Malaysia Imports in context
Worked out from the published series shown above.
In Malaysia, the imports rose by RM45.7bn over the year to Jul 2026, from RM125.46bn in Jul 2025.
That is the highest reading in a record that starts in Jan 2000.
Over the past five years it has ranged from RM74.25bn in Aug 2021 to RM171.14bn in Jul 2026.
How this series is defined
Everything you need to check the figure against the source.
- Source
- DOSM external trade statistics, OpenDOSM trade_sitc_1d
- Series
- See the citation below
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Unit
- MYRm
- Seasonal adjustment
- Not stated in the source citation
- Latest observation
- Jul 2026
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
Data refreshed 2026-10-06. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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