October 2011
Malaysia
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  28 401 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  237 804 Merchandise  23 25
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  414 395 excluding intra-EU trade 17 18
Current account balance (million US$, 2009)  31 801 Commercial services 29 30
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  13 840 excluding intra-EU trade 17 19
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   177.8
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   124 4 -2 7
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   101 0 -10 ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   103 1 -12 ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 1.154
Trade Policy Review 25, 27 January 2010 Import duties collected (%, 2000-2001)
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue 6.1
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 1.0
Tariff binding coverage (%)    84.3 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2009 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   22
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 10 - 6
All goods   23.1   8.0 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) 9
Agricultural goods (AOA)   67.6   10.9 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   14.9   7.6 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   2.9   0.7 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 1 - 1
in agricultural goods (AOA)   75.9 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 1 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   77.3 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 1 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   73 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  198 801 7 -21 26
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  164 733 8 -21 33
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    1.30 Share in world total imports  1.07
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   14.5 Agricultural products 9.7
Fuels and mining products   17.8 Fuels and mining products 15.1
Manufactures   67.0 Manufactures 73.2
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Singapore   13.3 1. Japan   12.5
2. China   12.6 2. China   12.5
3. European Union (27)   10.7 3. Singapore   11.4
4. Japan   10.4 4. United States   10.6
5. United States   9.5 5. European Union (27)   10.2
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  32 679   11 -5 14
Commercial services imports (million US$)  31 972   8 -9 17
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.89   Share in world total imports 0.91
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   14.4   Transportation 37.2
Travel   56.0   Travel 24.8
Other commercial services   29.6   Other commercial services 37.9
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  164  1 922  2 086  5 438  9 534 ...  14 972
                         
a  Refers to 2009 and to the average annual percentage change for 2005-2009.