Printing and writing papers — Import value in Malaysia
Malaysia: Printing and writing papers — Import value was 516,579 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import value in Malaysia is 516,579 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value in Malaysia peaked at 585,972 1000 USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,981 1000 USD, in 1964.
Malaysia ranks 20th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,911 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 6,181 1000 USD | +25.9% |
| 1963 | 6,455 1000 USD | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 2,981 1000 USD | -53.8% |
| 1965 | 3,665 1000 USD | +22.9% |
| 1966 | 3,758 1000 USD | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 4,725 1000 USD | +25.7% |
| 1968 | 5,303 1000 USD | +12.2% |
| 1969 | 6,096 1000 USD | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 5,695 1000 USD | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 7,250 1000 USD | +27.3% |
| 1972 | 8,371 1000 USD | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 15,932 1000 USD | +90.3% |
| 1974 | 23,285 1000 USD | +46.2% |
| 1975 | 16,480 1000 USD | -29.2% |
| 1976 | 22,480 1000 USD | +36.4% |
| 1977 | 22,045 1000 USD | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 31,854 1000 USD | +44.5% |
| 1979 | 36,501 1000 USD | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 51,696 1000 USD | +41.6% |
| 1981 | 55,566 1000 USD | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 55,566 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 59,658 1000 USD | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 51,000 1000 USD | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 57,000 1000 USD | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 81,400 1000 USD | +42.8% |
| 1987 | 65,000 1000 USD | -20.1% |
| 1988 | 65,000 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 123,386 1000 USD | +89.8% |
| 1990 | 145,408 1000 USD | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 163,180 1000 USD | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 180,290 1000 USD | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 117,666 1000 USD | -34.7% |
| 1994 | 203,391 1000 USD | +72.9% |
| 1995 | 102,706 1000 USD | -49.5% |
| 1996 | 286,890 1000 USD | +179.3% |
| 1997 | 210,749 1000 USD | -26.5% |
| 1998 | 177,570 1000 USD | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 256,998 1000 USD | +44.7% |
| 2000 | 243,929 1000 USD | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 261,619 1000 USD | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 204,549 1000 USD | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 259,926 1000 USD | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 370,501 1000 USD | +42.5% |
| 2005 | 403,768 1000 USD | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 441,431 1000 USD | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 497,202 1000 USD | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 490,950 1000 USD | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 438,601 1000 USD | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 543,250 1000 USD | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 572,766 1000 USD | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 550,422 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 516,015 1000 USD | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 514,764 1000 USD | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 446,637 1000 USD | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 482,303 1000 USD | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 516,578 1000 USD | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 585,972 1000 USD | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 552,179 1000 USD | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 398,063 1000 USD | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 478,906 1000 USD | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 526,722 1000 USD | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 484,668 1000 USD | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 516,579 1000 USD | +6.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 516,579 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30,349 1000 USD, 17.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 516,579 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,106 1000 USD, 101.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +179.3% | 102,706 1000 USD | 286,890 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,897 1000 USD | 2,981 1000 USD | 6,455 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,989 1000 USD | 5,695 1000 USD | 36,501 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,527 1000 USD | 51,000 1000 USD | 123,386 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 184,485 1000 USD | 102,706 1000 USD | 286,890 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 361,248 1000 USD | 204,549 1000 USD | 497,202 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 528,089 1000 USD | 446,637 1000 USD | 585,972 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 480,988 1000 USD | 398,063 1000 USD | 526,722 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value in Malaysia?
- Printing and writing papers — import value in Malaysia was 516,579 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 585,972 1000 USD in 2018.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,981 1000 USD in 1964.
- How does Malaysia rank for printing and writing papers — import value?
- Malaysia ranks 20th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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