Import volume index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Import volume index was 166.4 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import volume index in Malaysia, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import volume index in Malaysia stood at 166.4 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Malaysia peaked at 166.4 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.2 2015 = 100, in 2009.
Malaysia ranks 23rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import volume index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.6 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 92.5 2015 = 100 | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 95.6 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 91.7 2015 = 100 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 70.2 2015 = 100 | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 82.9 2015 = 100 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 84.9 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 88.7 2015 = 100 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 94.5 2015 = 100 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 98.6 2015 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 100.4 2015 = 100 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 113.7 2015 = 100 | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 116.5 2015 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 113 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 110.1 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 130.3 2015 = 100 | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 155.2 2015 = 100 | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 146.8 2015 = 100 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 166.4 2015 = 100 | +13.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 166.4 2015 = 100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.65 2015 = 100, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 166.4 2015 = 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 120.8 2015 = 100, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.92 2015 = 100 | 70.2 2015 = 100 | 95.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.32 2015 = 100 | 82.9 2015 = 100 | 116.5 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.76 2015 = 100 | 110.1 2015 = 100 | 166.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 175.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 21 Cayman Islands 170.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 22 Georgia 168.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 24 Cambodia 164.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 25 Brunei 163.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 163.2 2015 = 100 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)
- Food exports 10.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import volume index in Malaysia?
- Import volume index in Malaysia was 166.4 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 166.4 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2 2015 = 100 in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for import volume index?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.