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Malaysia
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Global rank#32out of 138 countries
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Historical trend

10184.468.252.035.8196019932025Malaysia · 2025: 65.43%Malaysia

Analytical takeaways

  • Malaysia records 65.43% for Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in 2025, ranking #32 globally out of 138 countries.
  • Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) increased from 39.26% in 1960 to 65.43% in 2025, a gain of 26.17%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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