Vietnam exported goods worth US$436.8 million to Malaysia in September 2025, down 0.9 percent from August, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Year-to-date exports reached US$3.89 billion, maintaining Malaysia’s status as one of Vietnam’s key ASEAN trade partners.
Shipments of computers and electronic components fell 10.2 percent month-on-month to US$74.3 million, while telephones and parts dropped 20.3 percent.
In contrast, machinery and tools rose 8.7 percent, and iron and steel surged 27.3 percent.
Strong growth was also seen in rice (up 68 percent), coffee (up 34.6 percent), and petroleum products (up 84.5 percent), offsetting declines in footwear and several light-manufacturing categories.
Vietnam’s export composition to Malaysia continues to diversify, balancing industrial goods with key agricultural and energy-related shipments.
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Vietnam exports to Malaysia in September 2025 US$millions
| September | August | Change | YTD | |
| Total | 436.83 | 440.99 | -0.94% | 3,887.98 |
| Computers, electrical products, and spare-parts | 74.28 | 82.69 | -10.17% | 657.55 |
| Machine, equipment, tools and instruments | 59.10 | 54.36 | 8.71% | 371.77 |
| Iron and steel | 39.24 | 30.82 | 27.29% | 307.16 |
| Other products | 36.91 | 38.42 | -3.95% | 325.38 |
| Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof | 31.68 | 39.76 | -20.33% | 298.91 |
| Rice | 19.06 | 11.35 | 68.01% | 173.79 |
| Coffee | 16.28 | 12.10 | 34.58% | 173.93 |
| Other means of transportation, and parts | 13.80 | 15.89 | -13.14% | 217.37 |
| Wood and wooden products | 13.33 | 15.61 | -14.60% | 123.49 |
| Textiles and garments | 11.97 | 13.13 | -8.84% | 120.32 |
| Fishery products | 11.88 | 11.93 | -0.42% | 96.44 |
| Chemical products | 10.11 | 7.41 | 36.38% | 65.44 |
| Chemicals | 10.10 | 13.17 | -23.30% | 114.59 |
| Animal fodders and animal fodder materials | 9.92 | 9.24 | 7.34% | 82.68 |
| Fruits and vegetables | 8.51 | 10.03 | -15.19% | 71.45 |
| Rubber | 8.27 | 5.91 | 39.80% | 50.23 |
| Petroleum products | 7.27 | 3.94 | 84.46% | 50.90 |
| Other base metals and other base metal products | 6.64 | 6.56 | 1.20% | 52.45 |
| Clinker and cement | 6.28 | 5.69 | 10.31% | 41.82 |
| Paper and paper products | 5.70 | 6.51 | -12.50% | 49.96 |
| Footwear | 5.61 | 9.64 | -41.82% | 79.10 |
| Plastic products | 4.93 | 5.99 | -17.71% | 47.65 |
| Glass and glassware | 4.14 | 4.93 | -15.98% | 37.57 |
| Plastics | 4.07 | 5.05 | -19.39% | 42.34 |
| Iron and steel products | 3.37 | 4.20 | -19.70% | 59.91 |
| Insulated wires and cables | 2.57 | 2.37 | 8.62% | 18.70 |
| Pastries, sweets and cereal products | 2.13 | 1.86 | 14.62% | 16.17 |
| Handbags, purses, suitcases, and headgear | 1.81 | 2.05 | -11.76% | 17.13 |
| Yarn | 1.66 | 2.07 | -19.92% | 17.62 |
| Toys and sports requisites; parts and accessories | 1.21 | 1.18 | 2.85% | 8.30 |
| Pepper | 1.09 | 1.64 | -33.80% | 13.05 |
| Manioc and manioc products | 0.84 | 0.59 | 43.15% | 8.11 |
| Ceramic products | 0.79 | 1.00 | -20.67% | 8.63 |
| Rubber products | 0.75 | 1.14 | -34.55% | 11.51 |
| Tea | 0.55 | 0.36 | 50.77% | 3.71 |
| Fertilizers | 0.44 | 1.91 | -76.95% | 39.92 |
| Furnitures of other materials, other than of wood | 0.41 | 0.36 | 12.84% | 4.30 |
| Ores and other minerals product | 0.13 | 0.09 | 52.67% | 8.64 |
Vietnam—Malaysia balance of trade
Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of US$528.6 million with Malaysia in September 2025, narrowing 8.2 percent from August.
Imports from Malaysia fell 5.1 percent month-on-month to US$965.5 million, while exports declined 0.9 percent to US$436.8 million.
Year-to-date, Vietnam’s trade deficit with Malaysia reached US$4.29 billion.
Vietnam—Malaysia balance of trade, September 2025 US$millions
| September | August | Change | YTD | |
| Imports from | 965.48 | 1,016.98 | -5.06% | 8,178.50 |
| Exports to | 436.83 | 440.99 | -0.94% | 3,887.98 |
| Total | 1,402.31 | 1,457.96 | -3.82% | 12,066.48 |
| Balance (Vietnam) | -528.65 | -575.99 | -8.22% | -4,290.52 |
Of note, Vietnam and Malaysia maintain a strong and diversified trade relationship, shaped by their complementary industrial structures and shared membership in ASEAN.
Malaysia is one of Vietnam’s largest regional partners, supplying energy products, raw materials, and high-value industrial components, while importing agricultural commodities, electronics, and processed goods from Vietnam.
Trade between the two countries remains robust but imbalanced, with Vietnam typically recording a deficit due to substantial imports of petroleum, machinery, and electronic parts.
At the same time, Vietnam’s exports of rice, coffee, iron and steel, and manufactured goods have grown steadily, reflecting broader regional integration in production networks.
Both countries are also strengthening investment and logistics cooperation to deepen supply-chain connectivity under ASEAN and RCEP frameworks.
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