What is the price of sweet potatoes in Malaysia?

As of January 2025, sweet potatoes in Malaysia is US$ 0.52 per kg (2.37 MYR), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is Malaysia's world export rank for sweet potatoes?

Malaysia ranks #32 among 95 sweet potato exporters.

Is Malaysia a net exporter or importer of sweet potatoes?

Malaysia is a net exporter of sweet potatoes.

How much sweet potato did Malaysia produce in 2024?

Malaysia produced 50,583 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2024.

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Sweet Potatoes Prices in Malaysia

US$ 0.52 / kg

2.37 MYR / kg

MoM ▲ 5.6% YoY ▲ 5.6%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (MYR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.52	2.37	▲ 5.6%	▲ 5.6%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.73	3.33	▲ 34.1%	▲ 34.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sweet potatoes price in Malaysia available is US$ 0.52 per kg (2.37 MYR), up 5.6% year-on-year.

Malaysia exported 1,314 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2024, valued at US$719,292, ranking #32 among 95 exporters and accounting for 0.1% of global exports. The country is a net exporter, with exports declining by 24.5% year-on-year. Production reached 50,583 tonnes in 2024, ranking #54 globally and showing a 53.4% increase from the previous year. The latest farmgate price is US$0.5226 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sweet potatoes in Malaysia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Malaysia exported $719.3K (1.3 kt) of sweet potatoes▼ 24.5% YoY. That ranks #32 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$719.3K

Export value

1.3 kt

Export volume

#32 / 95

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$0.55

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sweet potatoes exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $181.4M · 24.5%
#2 US $174.1M · 23.5%
#3 Egypt $163M · 22%
#4 Spain $24.8M · 3.4%
#5 Portugal $23.8M · 3.2%

Annual export data Malaysia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$719.3K	1.3 kt	$0.55
2023	$952.3K	1.9 kt	$0.51
2022	$1.3M	3.1 kt	$0.42
2021	$1M	2.3 kt	$0.44
2020	$591.6K	1.4 kt	$0.42

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Malaysia produced 50.6 kt of sweet potatoes in 2024▲ 53.4% YoY. It ranks #54 among producing countries (0% of world output).

50.6 kt

mi_production

3,099 ha

Area harvested

1.63 t/ha

Yield

#54

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

sweet potatoes is traded under Harmonized System code 0714.20. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Malaysia sweet potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of sweet potatoes sold by Malaysia in 2020 was 1,406 tonnes. In 2019 Malaysia shipped 1,142 tonnes of sweet potatoes. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Malaysia sweet potatoes (tubers category) has gone up, with a change of 31.567 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sweet potatoes' exports grew by 13.75 pc netting the exporter US$0.46m for the year 2019. Malaysia's sweet potatoes exports are categorised as:

Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)

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Malaysia sweet potatoes export values

In 2019, Malaysia sold sweet potatoes with a value of 0.46m USD, an increment of 12.47% from 2018's total sweet potatoes export of 0.409m USD. The annual change in value of Malaysia sweet potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 1.489 pc.

The annual change in the volume of Malaysia's sweet potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 13.75 per cent in comparison to a variation of 31.567% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Malaysia's portion of the world's total sweet potatoes' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Malaysia is ranked position 51 in world exports of sweet potatoes.

Export markets for Malaysia sweet potatoes ( in '000$ )

Malaysia's best performing destinations for sweet potatoes are Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Australia and Qatar.

Import/Export Trends

Malaysia is a net importer of sweet potatoes. The annual growth of Malaysia sweet potatoes in value between 2015 to 2019 was 63%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was 87%, per annum.

Malaysia brought in 13,786 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2019.

Production

The production of sweet potatoes in Malaysia was 56,323 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 7.85%. The country had an estimated 3,317.00 hectares under sweet potatoes cultivation.

Sweet Potatoes Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest sweet potatoes prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$0.85/kg Japan$1.70/kg Thailand$0.55/kg Kyrgyzstan$0.49/kg Vietnam$0.48/kg Cambodia$0.33/kg Indonesia$0.40/kg China$1.00/kg Hong Kong$3.87/kg Lao (Laos)$0.42/kg Bangladesh$0.22/kg Bhutan$0.60/kg Brunei Darussalam$2.87/kg Maldives$1.30/kg Sri Lanka$0.37/kg

Other Tubers Prices in Malaysia

Latest prices for other tubers in Malaysia:

Potatoes$0.50/kg Cassava$0.27/kg Cocoyam$0.47/kg Ginseng roots$22.38/kg Seed Potatoes$0.53/kg Chicory roots$2.69/kg Taro (Arrowroot)$2.30/kg Yams$1.31/kg

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