Pro-competitive laws and regulations can boost Malaysia’s logistics sector and help drive economic recovery.

Malaysia has made significant strides in improving the competitiveness of its logistics sector, in line with the plan to position the country as a regional logistics hub and a gateway to ASEAN. Malaysia’s transport and storage sector accounted for 3.8% of GDP in 2019 and employed 4.4% of the working population.

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Malaysia’s economy contracted by 5.6% in 2020. Logistics companies have been impacted by operational constraints (delivery delays, congestion and higher freight rates) and lower demand in certain sectors. In implementing the OECD’s recommendations, Malaysia can lower regulatory barriers to competition in the logistics sector, which can help support recovery.

Fostering competition in ASEAN was a project that reviewed regulatory constraints on competition in the logistics sector in all ten ASEAN member countries to identify regulations that hinder the efficient functioning of markets and create an unlevel playing field for businesses.

It comprised two parallel components: competition assessment reviews of specific logistics sub-sectors and competitive neutrality reviews of small-package delivery services. The project was undertaken in partnership with ASEAN and funded by the ASEAN Economic Reform Programme under the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK Government).

OECD Competition Assessment
Reviews: Logistics sector in Malaysia

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OECD Competitive Neutrality Reviews: Small-package delivery services in Malaysia

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LAUNCH EVENT

5 October 2021 

Two reports, a competition assessment and a competitive neutrality assessment of the logistics sector in Malaysia were virtually launched on 5 October 2021 with the aim to provide robust, pragmatic, non-binding policy recommendations to the government of Malaysia, to help the industry boost overall growth and expedite its recovery from the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch the launch event

News release 

Pro-competitive laws and regulations can boost Malaysia’s logistics sector and help drive economic recovery