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About

Malaysia-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $7.2M to Uganda. The main products that Malaysia exported to Uganda were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($873k), Other Furniture ($734k), and Raw Aluminium ($654k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.1%, from $53.8M in 2017 to $7.2M in 2022.

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

Uganda-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $12.7M to Malaysia. The main products that Uganda exported to Malaysia were Cocoa Beans ($11.4M), Tanned Sheep Hides ($572k), and Coffee ($363k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.72%,  from $17.1M in 2017 to $12.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda 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, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $7.2M to Uganda. The main products exported from Malaysia to Uganda were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($873k), Other Furniture ($734k), and Raw Aluminium ($654k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.1%, from $53.8M in 2017 to $7.2M in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $12.7M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Uganda to Malaysia were Cocoa Beans ($11.4M), Tanned Sheep Hides ($572k), and Coffee ($363k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.72%, from $17.1M in 2022 to $12.7M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Malaysia included Burundi ($71.8M), Israel ($15.3M), and Central African Republic ($5.18M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($1.7M), Chemical Products ($1.41M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.09M).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Foodstuffs ($11.4M), Animal Hides ($572k), and Vegetable Products ($494k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Sort By
Top Product Potential Malaysia Uganda+$656kOther Furniture
Top Product Potential Uganda Malaysia+$1.53MCoffee

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

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

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