KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Malaysia’s current account balance (CAB) recorded a RM16.7 billion surplus in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), equivalent to 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), supported by net exports of goods and a smaller deficit in the secondary income account, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

TOKYO, Feb 10 — Japan’s current account surplus jumped to a record last year, data from the finance ministry showed on Monday, as a weaker yen boosted returns on foreign investments that helped to comfortably offset a trade deficit.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 26 — Malaysia is generating enough energy surplus to power new major development projects as well as grow its exports, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today, as it looks to court investors to a special economic zone (SEZ) planned with neighbouring Singapore.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Malaysia will not face a balance of payments (BOP) crisis as the country has been consistently registering current account surpluses, says Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Deputy Governor Datuk Marzunisham Omar.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — Malaysia’s current account balance (CAB) recorded a surplus of RM253.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, supported by the travel component, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20  — Malaysia's total trade surpassed the RM2 trillion mark from January to October this year, reaching RM2.181 trillion, with exports amounting to RM1.186 trillion while imports were valued at RM995.55 billion.

JAKARTA, Oct 16 — An unexpectedly large slump in imports led Indonesia to book a bigger-than-expected trade surplus in September despite exports remaining weak, data from the statistics bureau showed on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Malaysia maintained its impressive trade performance in January 2023 with trade, exports and imports registering the highest monthly value for the month of January.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Malaysia maintained its outstanding performance in 2022 in terms of trade, exports, imports and trade surplus, with exports hitting the 12th Malaysia Plan’s (12MP) target three years earlier than forecast, the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) said.

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Malaysia’s current account balance recorded a surplus of RM12.3 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, down from RM18.6 billion in the previous quarter, said the Department of Statistics today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Malaysia’s trade surplus soared by 38.0 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM16.6 billion in January 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Malaysia posted a current account surplus of RM62.1 billion in 2020, the highest in nine years, steered by a favourable performance of the goods account, and narrower deficit in primary income and secondary income, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).