What is the price of dates in Malaysia?

As of January 2025, dates in Malaysia is US$ 1.04 per kg (4.74 MYR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Malaysia's world export rank for dates?

Malaysia ranks #26 out of 89 exporters.

How much did Malaysia export in dates in 2024?

Malaysia exported 2,600 tonnes of dates, valued at US$3,359,420.

What is the latest export price for Malaysian dates?

The latest export unit value is US$1.0441 per kg.

What was the year-on-year change in Malaysia's date exports?

Exports decreased by 25.8% year-on-year.

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Dates Prices in Malaysia

US$ 1.04 / kg

4.74 MYR / kg

MoM ▼ 19.2% YoY ▼ 19.2%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (MYR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.04	4.74	▼ 19.2%	▼ 19.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the dates price in Malaysia available is US$ 1.04 per kg (4.74 MYR), down 19.2% year-on-year.

Malaysia exported 2,600 tonnes of dates in 2024, valued at US$3,359,420, ranking #26 among 89 global exporters and accounting for 0.2% of world exports. Export volume declined by 25.8% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for Malaysian dates is US$1.0441 per kg. Malaysia is a net exporter of dates.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - dates in Malaysia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Malaysia exported $3.4M (2.6 kt) of dates▼ 25.8% YoY. That ranks #26 worldwide (0.2% of global exports).

$3.4M

Export value

2.6 kt

Export volume

#26 / 89

World rank

0.2%

Global share

$1.29

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top dates exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Saudi Arabia $452.2M · 24.2%
#2 Israel $312.7M · 16.7%
#3 Tunisia $307.4M · 16.4%
#4 Egypt $105.6M · 5.6%
#5 Netherlands $96M · 5.1%

Annual export data Malaysia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$3.4M	2.6 kt	$1.29
2023	$4.5M	3.3 kt	$1.37
2022	$4.7M	4.7 kt	$1
2021	$5M	4.7 kt	$1.07
2020	$6.6M	4.1 kt	$1.6

HS Code

dates is traded under Harmonized System code 0804.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Malaysia dates - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of dates shipped by Malaysia in 2020 was 4,127 metric tonnes. In 2019 Malaysia sold 2,749 tonnes of dates. Through 2019 alone, the market for Malaysia dates (fruits category) has shrunk, changing by -5.598 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, dates' exports decreased by -21.46% earning Malaysia US$3.66m for the year 2019. Malaysia's dates exports are categorised as:

Fresh or dried dates (HS code 080410)

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Malaysia dates export values

In 2019, Malaysia supplied dates costing 3.66m USD, a decrease of -54.10% from 2018's total dates export of 7.974m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Malaysia dates between 2017 to 2018 was -12.527%.

The annual variation in the amount of Malaysia's dates exports between 2017 and 2019 was -21.46 per cent in comparison to a variation of -5.598% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Malaysia's portion of the world's total dates' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Malaysia is ranked position 45 in world exports of dates.

Export markets for Malaysia dates ( in '000$ )

Malaysia's best performing export markets for dates are Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Brunei Darussalam.

Import/Export Trends

Malaysia is a net importer of dates. The annual growth of Malaysia dates in value between 2015 to 2019 was 47%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was 34%, per annum.

Malaysia ordered 18,006 tonnes of dates in 2019.

Dates Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest dates prices in other Asia countries:

China$2.45/kg India$1.42/kg Iran$0.80/kg Philippines$0.96/kg Nepal$0.55/kg Uzbekistan$0.49/kg Japan$7.46/kg Kyrgyzstan$0.73/kg Thailand$1.86/kg Indonesia$1.19/kg Maldives$12.85/kg South Korea$9.54/kg Vietnam$3.86/kg Brunei Darussalam$12.49/kg Myanmar$0.30/kg

Other Fruits Prices in Malaysia

Latest prices for other fruits in Malaysia:

Durian$2.37/kg Lychee$0.96/kg Mangoes$0.64/kg Strawberries$3.43/kg Bananas$0.47/kg Watermelon$0.42/kg Lemon$0.75/kg Rambutan$0.96/kg Avocados$1.06/kg Tamarind$3.96/kg Fresh Melons$0.36/kg Horned melon (Kiwano)$0.96/kg Pomegranates$0.36/kg Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and log$3.91/kg Citrus fruit$0.81/kg

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Dates Malaysia

US$ 1.0441 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2025-01-01

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