FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
Malaysia
Export-led FAO agricultural trade profile for Malaysia (2018–2023).
- $122.1B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $88.9B
- imports, 2018–2023
- +$33.2B
- trade surplus
- $211.1B
- total trade (imports + exports)
Malaysia agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Export-heavy partner mix
Malaysia in the export-led third
Exports are 58% of total ag trade for Malaysia, an upper-third export share among FAO partners in this extract.
Malaysia is export-led (58% of trade is exports); concentration in the top-exports table is the first place to watch for tariff shock. Leading export: Palm oil; leading import: Cocoa beans. US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; Malaysia-origin shipments may still qualify for preferential Special rates under applicable FTAs.
Dig deeper: How US tariffs move trade flows. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palm oil | $11.9B |
| 2 | Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining | $1.9B |
| 3 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; chemically modified; except those hydrogenated; inter-esterified; re-esterified or elaidinized; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils | $913.4M |
| 4 | Natural rubber in other forms | $776.9M |
| 5 | Food preparations of flour; meal or malt extract | $720.9M |
| 6 | Oil of palm kernel | $631.4M |
| 7 | Cocoa butter; fat and oil | $583.0M |
| 8 | Coffee extracts | $481.1M |
| 9 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $312.4M |
| 10 | Compound feed n.e.c. | $272.7M |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocoa beans | $1.5B |
| 2 | Maize (corn) | $1.1B |
| 3 | Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | $1.1B |
| 4 | Natural rubber in other forms | $906.9M |
| 5 | Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining | $848.7M |
| 6 | Palm oil | $837.7M |
| 7 | Rice; milled | $815.8M |
| 8 | Cake of soya beans | $739.7M |
| 9 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $648.7M |
| 10 | Wheat | $586.0M |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Palm oil
- Leading agricultural import: Cocoa beans
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for export-led Malaysia, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($211.1B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (+$33.2B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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