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About

Indonesia-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Indonesia exported $15.6B to Malaysia. The main products that Indonesia exported to Malaysia were Coal Briquettes ($3.47B), Palm Oil ($1.38B), and Refined Petroleum ($937M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Indonesia to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $9.05B in 2017 to $15.6B in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Indonesia Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $12.5B to Indonesia. The main products that Malaysia exported to Indonesia were Refined Petroleum ($5.82B), Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($303M), and Ethylene Polymers ($301M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Indonesia have increased at an annualized rate of 8.77%,  from $8.23B in 2017 to $12.5B in 2022.

In 2010, Malaysia exported services to Indonesia worth $1.83B, with Travel ($1.58B), Other business services ($119M), and Transportation ($92.5M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Indonesia ranked 67 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.012), and 26 in total exports ($320B). That same year, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Indonesia exported $15.6B to Malaysia. The main products exported from Indonesia to Malaysia were Coal Briquettes ($3.47B), Palm Oil ($1.38B), and Refined Petroleum ($937M). During the last 5 years the exports of Indonesia to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $9.05B in 2017 to $15.6B in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $12.5B to Indonesia. The main products exported from Malaysia to Indonesia were Refined Petroleum ($5.82B), Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($303M), and Ethylene Polymers ($301M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Indonesia have increased at an annualized rate of 8.77%, from $8.23B in 2022 to $12.5B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Indonesia (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag)

Indonesia Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Indonesia
Top Destination
China$67.7B
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Indonesia than Malaysia included China ($67.7B), India ($25.3B), and Philippines ($13.6B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Indonesia included Singapore ($53.8B), Hong Kong ($21.7B), and United States ($44.2B).

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

Comparative Advantage Indonesia - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Indonesia had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($5.58B), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($3.18B), and Metals ($1.72B).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Indonesia in the exports of Mineral Products ($6.2B), Machines ($1.44B), and Chemical Products ($1.18B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Indonesia Malaysia+$473MCoal Briquettes
Top Product Potential Malaysia Indonesia+$700MRefined Petroleum

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 Indonesia and Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Indonesia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Indonesia.

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

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