Malaysia’s exports to member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) rose by 4.7 per cent to RM486.80 billion in 2025, compared with RM464.80 billion in 2024.
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the increase was largely driven by higher exports to Mexico (up 57 per cent), Chile (15.3 per cent), Singapore (8.1 per cent), Vietnam (2.6 per cent), the United Kingdom (2.4 per cent), Canada (2.1 per cent) and Peru (1.6 per cent).
He said that through the CPTPP, exporters can access non-traditional markets such as Canada, Mexico and Peru and, for the first time, gain preferential access to the UK market, which had previously been subject to regular tariffs.
Therefore, Johari said Malaysia, through the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), has mobilised cooperation among TPOs to stimulate intra-CPTPP trade flows.
‘Their effectiveness was proven in Mexico, which recorded an export surge of 59.7 per cent in 2025, reaching a value of RM30.1 billion,’ he said.