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About

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.

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.

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

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $9.53B in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $6.41B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Germany

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Machines ($6.3B), Instruments ($1.03B), and Plastics and Rubbers ($575M).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Machines ($3.36B), Chemical Products ($916M), and Transportation ($585M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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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Bilateral Service Trade

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.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Germany (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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