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About

Ecuador-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Ecuador exported $240M to Malaysia. The main products that Ecuador exported to Malaysia were Cocoa Beans ($184M), Crustaceans ($32.2M), and Precious Metal Ore ($6.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $120M in 2017 to $240M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Ecuador Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $72M to Ecuador. The main products that Malaysia exported to Ecuador were Rubber Apparel ($10.7M), Palm Oil ($7.13M), and Medical Instruments ($3.18M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 1.35%,  from $67.3M in 2017 to $72M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Ecuador ranked 109 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.96), and 68 in total exports ($36B). 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, Ecuador exported $240M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Ecuador to Malaysia were Cocoa Beans ($184M), Crustaceans ($32.2M), and Precious Metal Ore ($6.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $120M in 2017 to $240M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $72M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Malaysia to Ecuador were Rubber Apparel ($10.7M), Palm Oil ($7.13M), and Medical Instruments ($3.18M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 1.35%, from $67.3M in 2022 to $72M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ecuador
Top Destination
United States$9.86B
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Malaysia included Panama ($4.97B), Chile ($1.34B), and Colombia ($1.07B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Ecuador - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ecuador had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Foodstuffs ($186M), Animal Products ($32.2M), and Metals ($8.03M).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Machines ($21.6M), Plastics and Rubbers ($18.7M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($7.82M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Ecuador Malaysia+$11.4MCrustaceans
Top Product Potential Malaysia Ecuador+$3.33MPalm Oil

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

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

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