Food exports in Malaysia
Malaysia: Food exports was 10.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Malaysia, 1964–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Malaysia is 10.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Malaysia peaked at 23.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 133rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Food exports in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 9.4% | — |
| 1965 | 10.8% | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 10.6% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 10.5% | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 9.0% | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 12.6% | +40.9% |
| 1971 | 15.6% | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 14.2% | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 18.8% | +32.4% |
| 1975 | 23.2% | +23.2% |
| 1976 | 16.5% | -28.8% |
| 1977 | 19.2% | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 17.8% | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 17.2% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 15.9% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 19.2% | +22.1% |
| 1985 | 17.4% | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 15.8% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -30.6% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 6 |
| 1970s | 17.2% | 12.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 13.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.1% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 130 North Macedonia 10.6% compare
- 131 Timor-Leste 10.5% compare
- 132 Philippines 10.4% compare
- 134 Malta 9.7% compare
- 135 United States of America 9.5% compare
- 136 Armenia 9.4% compare
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 9,462 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Malaysia?
- Food exports in Malaysia was 10.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for food exports?
- Malaysia ranks 133rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.