KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — Penang, Johor, Selangor, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur dominated Malaysia’s exports, accounting for 85.5 per cent of the total in November 2025, according to the Statistics Department (DOSM).
In the Export-Import Statistics by State November 2025 report released by the DOSM today, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said exports rose by RM8.9 billion or 7.0 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM135 billion in November 2025.
Penang remained the top exporter with a 39.2 per cent share, followed by Johor (21.1 per cent), Selangor (15.2 per cent), Sarawak (6.7 per cent) and Kuala Lumpur (3.3 per cent).
He said the increase in exports was attributed to higher exports in most states, including Penang (+RM6.9 billion), Johor (+RM5.2 billion), Perak (+RM699.1 million), Sabah (+RM36.3 million), and Negeri Sembilan (+RM17.7 million).
“However, exports decreased in Selangor by RM1.4 billion, Sarawak (-RM969.8 million), Pahang (-RM658.8 million), Labuan (-RM445.4 million), Kuala Lumpur (-RM348.0 million), Kedah (-RM272.5 million), Kelantan (-RM266.2 million), Terengganu (-RM66.9 million), Perlis (-RM23.9 million) and Melaka (-RM4.5 million),” he said.
Meanwhile, Uzir said imports in November 2024 increased by RM17.6 billion (15.8 per cent) y-o-y to RM128.9 billion.
The increase in imports was attributed to higher imports in Penang (+RM9.4 billion), Selangor (+RM5.0 billion), Kuala Lumpur (+3.2 billion), Johor (+RM707.8 million), Perak (+RM681.3 million), Melaka (+RM398.3 million), and Sabah (+RM165.2 million).
He noted that imports decreased in Negeri Sembilan (-RM368.3 million), Labuan (-RM266.8 million), Sarawak (-RM193.7 million), Pahang (-RM140.7 million), Kelantan (-RM91.3 million), Perlis (-RM57.4 million), Kedah (-RM48.6 million) and Terengganu (-RM27.3 million).
Penang dominates Malaysia’s imports with a share of 28.6 per cent, followed by Selangor (26.2 per cent), Johor (18.3 per cent), Kuala Lumpur (9.6 per cent) and Kedah (4.9 per cent).
