Malaysia Trade to GDP Ratio 1960-2023

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.
  • Malaysia trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was 130.57%, a 13.74% increase from 2020.
  • Malaysia trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was 116.83%, a 6.2% decline from 2019.
  • Malaysia trade to gdp ratio for 2019 was 123.03%, a 7.37% decline from 2018.
  • Malaysia trade to gdp ratio for 2018 was 130.40%, a 2.75% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Trade (% of GDP)
American Samoa 149.22%
North Macedonia 148.47%
Nauru 147.34%
Maldives 143.08%
Belarus 138.74%
Malaysia 130.57%
Bulgaria 120.97%
Serbia 116.76%
Thailand 116.66%
Marshall Islands 116.20%
Montenegro 105.03%
Equatorial Guinea 102.07%
Mauritius 97.79%
Bosnia 97.23%
Belize 96.59%
Botswana 94.48%
Romania 87.36%
Mexico 83.62%
Fiji 81.88%
Jordan 81.44%
Cuba 80.02%
Namibia 79.73%
Armenia 79.17%
Lebanon 78.83%
Azerbaijan 76.57%
Albania 74.54%
Tonga 73.37%
Jamaica 73.36%
Gabon 72.65%
Turkey 70.83%
Paraguay 70.80%
Costa Rica 70.61%
Iraq 61.82%
Samoa 60.89%
Kazakhstan 57.54%
South Africa 56.22%
Peru 55.50%
Algeria 52.97%
Dominican Republic 52.73%
Russia 52.17%
Ecuador 51.39%
Guatemala 49.86%
Iran 44.37%
Colombia 40.85%
Brazil 39.18%
China 37.47%
Malaysia Trade to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Trade (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 130.57% 13.74%
2020 116.83% -6.20%
2019 123.03% -7.37%
2018 130.40% -2.75%
2017 133.16% 6.26%
2016 126.90% -4.47%
2015 131.37% -6.94%
2014 138.31% -4.41%
2013 142.72% -5.12%
2012 147.84% -7.10%
2011 154.94% -3.01%
2010 157.94% -4.61%
2009 162.56% -14.11%
2008 176.67% -15.80%
2007 192.47% -10.11%
2006 202.58% -1.28%
2005 203.85% -6.52%
2004 210.37% 16.18%
2003 194.20% -5.16%
2002 199.36% -4.01%
2001 203.36% -17.04%
2000 220.41% 2.84%
1999 217.57% 8.08%
1998 209.49% 23.83%
1997 185.67% 3.90%
1996 181.77% -10.35%
1995 192.11% 12.21%
1994 179.90% 21.96%
1993 157.94% 7.33%
1992 150.61% -8.70%
1991 159.31% 12.42%
1990 146.89% 10.20%
1989 136.69% 14.06%
1988 122.62% 10.70%
1987 111.92% 5.42%
1986 106.50% 1.81%
1985 104.68% -1.95%
1984 106.63% -1.39%
1983 108.02% -2.44%
1982 110.46% -0.40%
1981 110.86% -1.73%
1980 112.59% 9.43%
1979 103.15% 10.61%
1978 92.55% -0.23%
1977 92.78% -0.42%
1976 93.20% 2.55%
1975 90.65% -5.74%
1974 96.39% 19.05%
1973 77.33% 3.96%
1972 73.38% -6.12%
1971 79.49% -7.39%
1970 86.88% 2.64%
1969 84.24% 1.31%
1968 82.93% 3.44%
1967 79.49% -1.58%
1966 81.08% -4.24%
1965 85.31% -1.11%
1964 86.43% -3.28%
1963 89.71% 0.53%
1962 89.18% -0.88%
1961 90.06% -2.27%
1960 92.33% -2.27%