Malaysia overview
Malaysia’s society is multi-ethnic, multicultural and multilingual. The newly industrialised market is relatively open and ranks highly in the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ survey; at 12th out of 190 countries.
Malaysia has been recorded as one of the more successful economies in Southeast Asia, and in recent years has been labelled as a High Growth Market by the Department for International Trade. In 2021, GDP per capita was recorded at US $10,231.3, an increase from previous years. This rise in GDP has transformed the commodity-based economy into an economy with a successful, large, export-orientated manufacturing sector.
Malaysia is the UK’s second-largest trading partner out of the ASEAN countries. In December 2021, the FCDO recorded that the UK exported £2,687 million of goods and services to Malaysia. They also recorded that imports of goods and services from Malaysia reached £2,589 million.
There are several large UK companies already present in Malaysia, including Aberdeen Asset Management, Allied Pickfords, BAE Systems, BP, BAT, Debenhams, Dyson, Pinewood Studios, Shell, Tesco and Weir Group.
There are a number of opportunities for UK businesses that wish to do business with Malaysia, including in the education, healthcare, ICT, professional and financial services and energy sectors.
About this guide
This guide aims to provide a route map of the way ahead, together with signposts to other sources of help.
The main objective of this Doing Business with Malaysia Guide is to provide you with basic knowledge about Malaysia; an overview of its economy, business culture, potential opportunities and to identify the main issues associated with initial research, market entry, risk management and cultural and language issues.
We do not pretend to provide all the answers in the guide, but novice exporters in particular will find it a useful starting point. Further assistance is available from the Department for International Trade (DIT) team in Malaysia. Full contact details are available in this guide.
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