Malaysia
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Malaysia

Waterborne foreign imports from Malaysia to the United States in 2015 totaled $10,718,542,759. Exports to Malaysia in 2015 were $3,001,163,308.

Information about foreign trade between Malaysia and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Malaysia represented 91.1% of all vessel imports, $9,759,249,624 versus $10,718,542,759.

By weight, container cargo imports from Malaysia represented 64.1% of all vessel shippments, 2,043,535,564 (kg) versus 3,185,874,290 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $10,718,542,759  $3,001,163,308
2014  $10,299,741,887  $3,338,738,356
2013  $10,239,074,272  $3,521,076,797
2012  $10,587,145,826  $3,621,486,131
2011  $10,329,876,654  $3,992,413,055
2010  $8,973,349,293  $3,321,202,588
2009  $8,265,433,579  $2,648,307,498
2008  $10,071,854,431  $3,077,779,618
2007  $9,789,572,940  $2,542,304,578
2006  $9,975,026,389  $1,917,622,665
2005  $9,378,480,354  $1,743,762,421
2004  $9,171,661,116  $1,610,039,583
2003  $8,721,569,837  $1,613,802,808


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $9,759,249,624  $2,049,271,139
2014  $9,200,535,168  $2,230,875,503
2013  $9,028,974,798  $2,186,324,720
2012  $8,961,052,258  $2,105,513,639
2011  $8,382,783,900  $2,160,468,597
2010  $7,411,906,845  $1,986,014,400
2009  $6,965,626,032  $1,644,072,285
2008  $8,189,398,251  $2,289,991,170
2007  $7,894,201,570  $1,490,175,558
2006  $7,922,622,210  $1,143,906,189
2005  $7,820,405,250  $1,132,720,060
2004  $7,566,995,335  $1,042,522,615
2003  $7,566,078,870  $1,049,182,913


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  3,185,874,290  2,279,487,938
2014  3,136,275,226  2,230,376,789
2013  3,254,223,541  2,505,485,687
2012  3,263,347,572  2,525,473,758
2011  3,311,422,502  3,680,354,860
2010  3,353,273,117  3,125,759,543
2009  3,343,126,013  2,522,124,404
2008  3,610,191,863  2,846,694,015
2007  4,247,620,352  3,167,739,482
2006  4,574,832,114  2,409,142,752
2005  4,372,603,563  1,899,567,102
2004  4,631,745,477  1,831,194,338
2003  4,033,579,970  2,127,564,487


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  2,043,535,564  1,103,471,614
2014  2,043,535,564  955,525,448
2013  2,067,685,309  1,013,183,759
2012  1,927,326,994  1,035,870,135
2011  1,786,772,741  1,190,416,152
2010  1,707,772,399  1,037,908,399
2009  1,500,196,408  1,096,583,213
2008  1,836,899,272  1,956,867,713
2007  1,892,542,785  965,037,741
2006  1,928,649,031  664,487,204
2005  1,862,591,594  691,535,262
2004  1,756,459,997  701,156,762
2003  1,598,011,484  621,014,780


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov