[2] Following the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, Malaysia also expanded its relations with other Eastern European countries such as Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the German Democratic Republic, Yugoslavia, and Romania.

[5] In 2013, trade relations recorded a total of $115.12 million, with Romanian exports consisting of furniture, metals, chemicals, lumber, wood, metal products, machinery, and electrical equipment, while Malaysian exports included natural rubber and rubber products, tin, cocoa, computer equipment, and electronics products.

in the process of boosting economic relations, and the Romanian government has shown interest in cooperating with Malaysia to develop an entry port for palm oil into Romania third largest city, Constanța.

[4] As of 2014, there are 120 Malaysian students in Romania, with most pursuing medicine.

[4] Around 100 Romanian citizens reside in Malaysia, with most of them in the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding state of Selangor.