What is the price of onions in Malaysia?

As of January 2025, onions in Malaysia is US$ 0.42 per kg (1.90 MYR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Malaysia's world rank in onion exports?

Malaysia ranks 31st among 109 onion exporters.

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

Malaysia's onion exports increased by 54.0% year-on-year.

Onions Price in Malaysia - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Onions Prices in Malaysia

US$ 0.42 / kg

1.90 MYR / kg

MoM ▼ 6.9% YoY ▼ 6.9%

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)	0.42	1.90	▼ 6.9%	▼ 6.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the onions price in Malaysia available is US$ 0.42 per kg (1.90 MYR), down 6.9% year-on-year.

Malaysia exported 41,501 tonnes of onions in 2024, valued at US$18.7 million, ranking 31st among 109 global exporters and accounting for 0.4% of world exports. Exports increased by 54.0% year-on-year, and Malaysia is a net exporter of onions. The latest export unit value is US$0.4194 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Malaysia exported $18.7M (41.5 kt) of onions▲ 54% YoY. That ranks #31 worldwide (0.4% of global exports).

$18.7M

Export value

41.5 kt

Export volume

#31 / 109

World rank

0.4%

Global share

$0.45

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top onions exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $1B · 20.7%
#2 China $577.8M · 12%
#3 Mexico $449.9M · 9.3%
#4 India $416.1M · 8.6%
#5 US $396.5M · 8.2%

Annual export data Malaysia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$18.7M	41.5 kt	$0.45
2023	$12.1M	26.6 kt	$0.46
2022	$10.3M	20.2 kt	$0.51
2021	$7.5M	16.6 kt	$0.45
2020	$8.5M	18.6 kt	$0.46

HS Code

onions is traded under Harmonized System code 0703.10. 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 onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The volume of onions sold by Malaysia in 2020 was 34,058 tons. In 2019 Malaysia sold 36,890 tonnes of onions. In 2019 alone, the interest in Malaysia onions (vegetables category) has gone down, flactuating by -56.079 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports went down by -71.12 pc earning the nation US$13.99m for the year 2019. Malaysia's onions exports are categorised as:

Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)

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Malaysia onions export values

In 2019, Malaysia sold onions worth 13.99m USD, a decrease of -51.23% from 2018's total onions export of 28.685m USD. The annual reduction in value of Malaysia onions between 2017 to 2018 was -23.71 pc.

The per year variation in the volume of Malaysia's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was -71.12% when compared to a variation of -56.079% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Malaysia's share of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 60 in world exports of onions.

Export markets for Malaysia onions ( in '000$ )

Malaysia's best performing destinations for onions are Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Malaysia bought 507,238 tonnes of onions in 2019.

Onions Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest onions prices in other Asia countries:

Sri Lanka$0.69/kg Bangladesh$0.48/kg Pakistan$0.48/kg Philippines$2.59/kg Vietnam$1.42/kg Singapore$0.71/kg Indonesia$2.00/kg Nepal$0.44/kg China$0.35/kg India$0.47/kg South Korea$0.53/kg Uzbekistan$0.24/kg Bhutan$1.09/kg Iran$0.21/kg Armenia$2.14/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in Malaysia

Latest prices for other vegetables in Malaysia:

Tomatoes$0.76/kg Spinach$0.53/kg Truffles$3.03/kg beetroot, salsify & celeriac$0.85/kg Bok choy$0.63/kg Cucumber$0.35/kg Sweet corn$0.34/kg Zucchini$0.75/kg Acorn squash$0.75/kg Bean sprouts$0.85/kg Lettuce$1.82/kg Plantains$0.52/kg Cabbages$0.51/kg Capers$1.04/kg Carrots$0.50/kg

Scientific name: Allium cepa

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