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Nepal-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Nepal exported $1.8M to Malaysia. The main products that Nepal exported to Malaysia were Processed Tobacco ($338k), Wheat Flours ($272k), and Pasta ($263k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nepal to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.84%, from $2.44M in 2017 to $1.8M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Nepal Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $110M to Nepal. The main products that Malaysia exported to Nepal were Palm Oil ($36.1M), Hot-Rolled Iron Bars ($15M), and Computers ($8.82M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Nepal have increased at an annualized rate of 10.1%,  from $67.8M in 2017 to $110M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Nepal ranked 153 in total exports ($1.43B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. 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, Nepal exported $1.8M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Nepal to Malaysia were Processed Tobacco ($338k), Wheat Flours ($272k), and Pasta ($263k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nepal to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.84%, from $2.44M in 2017 to $1.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $110M to Nepal. The main products exported from Malaysia to Nepal were Palm Oil ($36.1M), Hot-Rolled Iron Bars ($15M), and Computers ($8.82M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Nepal have increased at an annualized rate of 10.1%, from $67.8M in 2022 to $110M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Nepal (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag)

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nepal
Top Destination
India$956M
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nepal than Malaysia included Central African Republic ($8.88M) and Bhutan ($3.99M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Nepal - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Nepal had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Foodstuffs ($639k), Vegetable Products ($415k), and Textiles ($333k).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Nepal in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($42.3M), Metals ($24.6M), and Machines ($17.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Nepal Malaysia+$367kPasta
Top Product Potential Malaysia Nepal+$8.96MPalm 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 Nepal and Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Nepal indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nepal.

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

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