KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s February 2026 trade totalled RM245.2 billion with exports and imports of RM131 billion and RM114.2 billion, respectively.
The chief statistician of the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin, said exports recorded a RM12.7 billion rise, or 10.8 per cent, year-on-year.
"The increase in exports was attributed to higher exports from Penang, which increased by RM21.2 billion to RM61.7 billion, while Kuala Lumpur chalked up an improvement in exports by RM198.1 million to RM4.7 billion, and Perak’s export grew by RM108.1 million to RM3.1 billion,” DOSM said in a statement.
Exports, however, fell in Selangor by RM3.4 billion to RM26.9 billion, while Sarawak’s exports dropped RM1.1 billion to RM7.7 billion, and Melaka reduced exports by RM928.2 million to RM1.8 billion. Sabah’s exports fell RM743.7 million to RM1.8 billion.
Mohd Uzir reported that other states that recorded a decrease in exports included Kedah, which fell by RM682.1 million to RM3.2 billion, while Pahang’s export went down by RM505.9 million to RM1.5 billion, and Negeri Sembilan’s export slipped by RM442.0 million to RM1.5 billion.
Kelantan’s exports fell RM225.3 million to RM300 million, Johor’s exports slipped RM197 million to RM23.2 billion, and Labuan erased RM191.9 million to RM400 million. Terengganu shed RM98.0 million in shipments to RM1.2 billion, and Perlis’s exports fell RM14 million to RM100 million.
Penang remained the top exporter with 47.1 per cent, followed by Johor (17.7 per cent), Selangor (13.8 per cent), Sarawak (5.9 per cent), and Kuala Lumpur (3.6 per cent).
Elaborating on the import performance, Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that imports in February 2026 increased RM8.6 billion (8.2 per cent) compared to the same month in 2025.
The increase in imports was attributed to higher imports in most states, such as Penang, whose incoming shipments rose RM9.3 billion to RM33.5 billion, while Kedah added RM1.2 billion to RM6.1 billion, and Kuala Lumpur climbed RM1 billion to RM9.6 billion.
Negeri Sembilan imports were RM255.4 million higher at RM3.0 billion, while Labuan rose RM140.4 million to RM300 million, and Perak increased RM35.9 million to RM3.0 billion. Terengganu’s imports were RM6.8 million higher at RM400 million, and Perlis added RM5.0 million to its import bill to RM100 million.
"However, imports decreased in Melaka by RM1.1 billion to RM2.4 billion, Sarawak (-RM645.3 million), Selangor (-RM519.8 million), Pahang (-RM472.2 million), Sabah (-RM66.0 million), Johor (-RM51.4 million), and Kelantan (-RM25.5 million),” he added.
Penang dominated Malaysia’s imports with a share of 29.3 per cent, followed by Selangor (23.5 per cent), Johor (21.7 per cent), Kuala Lumpur (8.4 per cent), and Kedah (5.4 per cent). - Bernama
