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Top Product $546MRefined Petroleum
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Top Product $1.53BCrude Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.09Rnk 24 / 133
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GDP$406BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH29.2%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH32%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $11,972CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH12.9%CURRENT US$
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About

Malaysia-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $3.5B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Malaysia exported to United Arab Emirates were Refined Petroleum ($546M), Jewellery ($535M), and Palm Oil ($313M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 4.12%, from $2.86B in 2017 to $3.5B in 2022.

In 2022, Malaysia did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $4.81B to Malaysia. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($1.53B), Refined Petroleum ($1.47B), and Gold ($492M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.8%,  from $2.52B in 2017 to $4.81B in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Malaysia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Latest Trends

June, 2024

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Overview In June 2024, Malaysia exported MYR1.01B and imported MYR3.17B from United Arab Emirates, resulting in a negative trade balance of MYR2.15B. Between June 2023 and June 2024 the exports of Malaysia have decreased by MYR-195M (-16.1%) from MYR1.21B to MYR1.01B, while imports increased by MYR617M (24.2%) from MYR2.55B to MYR3.17B.

Trade In June 2024, the top exports of Malaysia to United Arab Emirates were Jewellery (MYR174M), Refined Petroleum (MYR154M), Telephones (MYR128M), Video Displays (MYR37.7M), and Palm Oil (MYR36.6M). In June 2024 the top imports of Malaysia from United Arab Emirates were Crude Petroleum (MYR675M), Refined Petroleum (MYR527M), Gold (MYR159M), Raw Aluminium (MYR72.7M), and Jewellery (MYR51.1M).

Growth In June 2024, the decrease in Malaysia's year-by-year exports to United Arab Emirates was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Computers (MYR-182M or -90.3%), Jewellery (MYR-30.7M or -15%), and Soap (MYR-16.2M or -72.7%). In June 2024, the increase in Malaysia's year-by-year imports  from United Arab Emirates was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Crude Petroleum (MYR523M or 343%), Refined Petroleum (MYR468M or 796%), and Jewellery (MYR18.5M or 56.8%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)MYR-195M(-16.1%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)MYR617M(24.2%)

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $3.5B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Malaysia to United Arab Emirates were Refined Petroleum ($546M), Jewellery ($535M), and Palm Oil ($313M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 4.12%, from $2.86B in 2017 to $3.5B in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $4.81B to Malaysia. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($1.53B), Refined Petroleum ($1.47B), and Gold ($492M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.8%, from $2.52B in 2022 to $4.81B in 2017.

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B
United Arab Emirates
Top DestinationIndia$51B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than United Arab Emirates included Singapore ($53.8B), United States ($44.2B), and China ($48.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Malaysia included India ($51B), Saudi Arabia ($27.8B), and Iraq ($21.2B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - United Arab Emirates

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This chart compares trade between Malaysia and United Arab Emirates by product, considering products traded by both, Malaysia and United Arab Emirates.

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Machines ($893M), Precious Metals ($602M), and Mineral Products ($566M).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.11B), Precious Metals ($647M), and Metals ($271M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malaysia United Arab Emirates+$170MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Malaysia+$311MRefined 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 Malaysia and United Arab Emirates. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia.

Product Space of Malaysia (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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