Malaysia: Past – Present ……… Future?
Malaysia: Past – Present ……… Future?
What we exports changed but our destinations remains Asia-centric
What we exports changed but our destinations remains Asia-centric
1980:
2010:
What that we sell to the world? Developing new sources of growth?
What that we sell to the world? Developing new sources of growth?
1996 2000
USD102 bil USD130 bil
Malaysia’s exports baskets remain
relatively the same since 1996.
Our Top 3 are:
Electronic 38.0%
Minerals 12.2%
Machinery 12.0%
What are potential new sectors
for growth?
What would be our strategies?
2017 2010
USD316 bil USD290 bil
Who are buying our products? Searching for new markets?
Who are buying our products? Searching for new markets?
1996 2000
Malaysia’s exports destinations
remain skewed:
Continents (93.9% of exports)
Asia 65.8%
North America 16.5%
Europe 11.6%
Top 3 (43.3 % of exports):
China 18.5%
US 13.0%
Singapore 11.8%
What are potential new
destinations for exports?
2017 2010
Malaysia’s Top-10 exports destinations are highly exposed to US-China trade
Malaysia’s Top-10 exports destinations are highly exposed to US-China trade
war. Growth are projected downward for our major trading nations.
war. Growth are projected downward for our major trading nations.
Malaysia’s Export Destinations (2017)
GDP Forecasts for Malaysia’s Exports
Destinations
2018 2019 2020
8
% YoY
4
0
CN US SG JP HK TH ID IN KR VN
China & US are Top 2 US is # 1, China # 4 China is # 1, US # 5
Source: CID Atlas, IMF-WEO
Top 4 (China, US, SG, Japan): 50% of Msia’s exports
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