Container port traffic in Malaysia
Malaysia: Container port traffic was 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Malaysia, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic in Malaysia is 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Malaysia peaked at 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 20.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 20.49 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 20.88 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 22.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 24.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 24.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 23.72 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 24.96 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 26.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 26.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.26 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 27.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 28.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 552,376 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 55.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 145,782 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 210.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 18.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 26.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.23 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 26.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 2 United States 59.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 3 Singapore 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 4 South Korea 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 6 Vietnam 24.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 7 India 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 23.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2311 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Malaysia?
- Container port traffic in Malaysia was 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for container port traffic?
- Malaysia ranks 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.