Sabah external trade

Total trade

RM 87.3 Billion

9.95 %

Total exports

RM 55.7 Billion

34.87 %

Total imports

RM 31.6 Billion

-17.06 %

Trade balance

RM 24.1 Billion

653.13 %

Sabah External Trade, 2019 - 2023

Top 5 trading partners, 2021

No. Country Total export, RM billion Percentage share export, % Total import, RM billion Percentage share import, %
1 Peninsular Malaysia 16.4 29.4 18.4 58.2
2 China 7.6 13.6 3.1 9.8
3 Australia 4.1 7.4 0.3 0.9
4 European Union (EU) 3.4 6.1 0.9 2.8
5 Indonesia 0.8 1.4 1.0 3.2