Economy of Malaysia
Imports commoditieselectronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals
Import partnersChina 15.1%, Singapore 13.3%, Japan 10.3%, US 8.1%, Thailand 6%, Indonesia 5.1%, South Korea 4.1% (2012)
ExportsExports commoditiessemiconductors and electronic equipment, palm oil, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals, solar panels
Export partnersSingapore 13.6%, China 12.6%, Japan 11.8%, US 8.7%, Thailand 5.4%, Hong Kong 4.3%, India 4.2%, Australia 4.1% (2012)
Economy sectorsAgriculture productsPeninsular Malaysia - palm oil, rubber, cocoa, rice; Sabah - palm oil, subsistence crops; rubber, timber; Sarawak - palm oil, rubber, timber; pepper
Industrial productsPeninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semi-conductors, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum and natural gas production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum and natural gas production, logging
EconomyGDP PPP per land area1.59 Million $ per square kilometer (2013)1.50 Million $ per square kilometer (2012)1.43 Million $ per square kilometer (2011)
Electricity
Electricity - installed generating capacity25.4 Million kW
BankingGDP decomposition by sectorTourismInternational tourism, number of departures30.8 Million (2004)32.2 Million (2003)29.9 Million (2002)
Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-4.50 % of GDP
Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)6.11 % of GDP (2012)11.6 % of GDP (2011)10.9 % of GDP (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)35.5 % of GNI (2012)33.6 % of GNI (2011)35.7 % of GNI (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)45.2 % of total external debt (2012)46.3 % of total external debt (2011)41.2 % of total external debt (2010)
