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Top Product $1.15BIntegrated Circuits
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Top Product $2.01BIntegrated Circuits
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.78Rnk 5 / 133
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Germany-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $6.41B to Malaysia. The main products that Germany exported to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($1.15B), Semiconductor Devices ($440M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($354M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.49%, from $5.67B in 2017 to $6.41B in 2022.

In 2020, Germany exported services to Malaysia worth $474M, with Other business services ($205M), Transportation ($121M), and Royalties and license fees ($120M) being the largest in terms of value.

Malaysia-Germany Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $9.53B to Germany. The main products that Malaysia exported to Germany were Integrated Circuits ($2.01B), Semiconductor Devices ($967M), and Industrial Printers ($687M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 3.73%,  from $7.93B in 2017 to $9.53B in 2022.

In 2022, Malaysia did not export any services to Germany.

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, Germany exported €497M and imported €819M from Malaysia, resulting in a negative trade balance of €323M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Germany have increased by €512k (0.1%) from €496M to €497M, while imports decreased by €-91.9M (-10.1%) from €911M to €819M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Germany to Malaysia were Electronic devices (€140M), Chassis, bodies, engines etc. for motor... (€41M), Measuring and automatical control instruments (€38.6M), Machinery for electricity production, distribution (€32.4M), and Other machinery (€31.9M). In August 2024 the top imports of Germany from Malaysia were Electronic devices (€349M), Office and automatic data processing machines (€98M), Measuring and automatical control instruments (€58.1M), Other electric machinery, apparatus and appliances (€49.1M), and Other machinery (€48.8M).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Bavaria (€142M), Baden-Württemberg (€64.9M), North Rhine-Westphalia (€38.6M), Lower Saxony (€22.6M), and Rhineland-Pfalz (€20M), while imports destinations were mainly North Rhine-Westphalia (€206M), Bavaria (€191M), Baden-Württemberg (€96.1M), and Hesse (€83.5M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year exports to Malaysia was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Electronic devices (€22M or 18.6%), Motor cars and motor caravans (€16.9M or 323%), and Measuring and automatical control instruments (€11.2M or 40.9%). In August 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year imports  from Malaysia was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Articles of rubber (€-22.2M or -50.9%), Vegetable oils and fats (€-8.82M or -23.3%), and Chassis, bodies, engines etc. for motor... (€-3.68M or -62.8%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€512k(0.1%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-91.9M(-10.1%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Bavaria€142M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Germany. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Germany over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Germany exported $6.41B to Malaysia. The main products exported from Germany to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($1.15B), Semiconductor Devices ($440M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($354M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.49%, from $5.67B in 2017 to $6.41B in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $9.53B to Germany. The main products exported from Malaysia to Germany were Integrated Circuits ($2.01B), Semiconductor Devices ($967M), and Industrial Printers ($687M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 3.73%, from $7.93B in 2022 to $9.53B in 2017.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B
Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B

This map shows whether countries import more from Germany or Malaysia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Germany and Malaysia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Malaysia included France ($120B), United States ($153B), and Netherlands ($109B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Germany included Singapore ($53.8B), Hong Kong ($21.7B), and Thailand ($14.9B).

Difference in imports from Malaysia (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Germany - Malaysia

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This chart compares trade between Germany and Malaysia by product, considering products traded by both, Germany and Malaysia.

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Machines ($3.36B), Chemical Products ($916M), and Transportation ($585M).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Machines ($6.3B), Instruments ($1.03B), and Plastics and Rubbers ($575M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany Malaysia+$132MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential Malaysia Germany+$511MIntegrated Circuits

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Germany and Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany.

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

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