RETAIL · WHOLESALE · MOTOR TRADE
How crowded is this category?
Compare exact Economic Census establishment counts with population-normalized density and the category's share of the wider state business ecosystem.
EXACT CATEGORY · REFERENCE YEAR 2022Kuala Lumpur
Economic Census establishments in wholesale trade, retail trade and motor-vehicle trade and repair.
← Business editionCATEGORY DENSITY · KUALA LUMPUR
How much Wholesale, Retail & Motor Trade supply already exists in Kuala Lumpur?
Raw establishment count shows market scale. Population-normalized density and share of the wider business ecosystem help separate a large market from a genuinely dense category.
CATEGORY ESTABLISHMENTS61,201#2 of 16DOSM Economic Census · reference year 2022PER 100,000 RESIDENTS3,120.6density rank #1PulseKita-derived population normalization STATE BUSINESS SHARE44.9%share of all establishments in the state61,201 of 136,305 READ THIS ASSupply contextnot a competition scoreA dense category can reflect both strong demand and intense competition.
HOW TO READ THIS
Exact Economic Census category counts are a stronger supply signal than broad sector proxies, but they still do not reveal unit economics, footfall, rent, catchment overlap or business quality.
WHOLESALE, RETAIL & MOTOR TRADE · KUALA LUMPURRaw scale and normalized density tell different stories.
Wholesale, Retail & Motor Trade establishments
#2of 16 states / territories
Exact Economic Census establishment count.
Establishments per 100,000 residents
#1normalized against 2022 population
Derived by PulseKita. A high value can signal both mature demand and stronger competition.
Share of all state establishments
61,201 of 136,305 establishments
Share of Malaysia's wholesale, retail & motor trade establishments
National category total: 475,566.
2022 population
Population used to normalize category density.
WHOLESALE, RETAIL & MOTOR TRADE · MALAYSIACompare raw count with per-capita category density.
2022Selangor
#1ESTABLISHMENTS109,507
PER 100K PEOPLE1,553.2#3
STATE BUSINESS MIX40.5%
2022Kuala Lumpur
#2ESTABLISHMENTS61,201
PER 100K PEOPLE3,120.6#1
STATE BUSINESS MIX44.9%
2022Johor
#3ESTABLISHMENTS54,516
PER 100K PEOPLE1,353.3#6
STATE BUSINESS MIX42.1%
2022Sabah
#4ESTABLISHMENTS35,582
PER 100K PEOPLE1,042#13
STATE BUSINESS MIX52.1%
2022Perak
#5ESTABLISHMENTS35,534
PER 100K PEOPLE1,413.2#4
STATE BUSINESS MIX45.1%
2022Pulau Pinang
#6ESTABLISHMENTS33,510
PER 100K PEOPLE1,924.9#2
STATE BUSINESS MIX40.7%
2022Sarawak
#7ESTABLISHMENTS33,354
PER 100K PEOPLE1,348.5#7
STATE BUSINESS MIX47.2%
2022Kelantan
#8ESTABLISHMENTS23,753
PER 100K PEOPLE1,297.6#8
STATE BUSINESS MIX55.7%
2022Kedah
#9ESTABLISHMENTS22,065
PER 100K PEOPLE1,020.1#15
STATE BUSINESS MIX44.6%
2022Pahang
#10ESTABLISHMENTS18,854
PER 100K PEOPLE1,167.9#11
STATE BUSINESS MIX44.3%
2022Negeri Sembilan
#11ESTABLISHMENTS15,053
PER 100K PEOPLE1,246.2#9
STATE BUSINESS MIX36.2%
2022Terengganu
#12ESTABLISHMENTS14,354
PER 100K PEOPLE1,209.7#10
STATE BUSINESS MIX42.4%
2022Melaka
#13ESTABLISHMENTS13,757
PER 100K PEOPLE1,364#5
STATE BUSINESS MIX40.6%
2022Perlis
#14ESTABLISHMENTS2,976
PER 100K PEOPLE1,026.9#14
STATE BUSINESS MIX41.1%
2022Labuan
#15ESTABLISHMENTS1,113
PER 100K PEOPLE1,148.6#12
STATE BUSINESS MIX38.6%
2022Putrajaya
#16ESTABLISHMENTS437
PER 100K PEOPLE373.5#16
STATE BUSINESS MIX27.7%
READ THE ORIGINAL STORYWatch the state ranking behind this category.
THIS IS CLOSER TO COMPETITION — BUT NOT YET LOCAL COMPETITION
State category density narrows the market. It does not choose the site.
Exact category counts are a major improvement over broad business density. But states are still large markets.
For a client-grade decision, PulseKita should combine this with district population, household income and expenditure, commercial activity, rent, footfall and the actual nearby competitor set.
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) · 20 Aug 2024 · reference year 2022
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