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Switzerland-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $1.45B to Malaysia. The main products that Switzerland exported to Malaysia were Gold ($378M), Precious Metal Watches ($127M), and Packaged Medicaments ($114M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $2.59B in 2018 to $1.45B in 2023.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Malaysia worth $499M, with Royalties and license fees ($403M), Transportation ($32.7M), and Computer and information services ($32.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

Malaysia-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $1.03B to Switzerland. The main products that Malaysia exported to Switzerland were Gold ($224M), Precious Metal Scraps ($99.9M), and Iron Ore ($65.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.28%,  from $1.05B in 2018 to $1.03B in 2023.

In 2023, Malaysia did not export any services to Switzerland.

Comparison: In 2023,  Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B). That same year, Malaysia ranked 27 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.04), and 19 in total exports ($383B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Switzerland exported $1.45B to Malaysia. The main products exported from Switzerland to Malaysia were Gold ($378M), Precious Metal Watches ($127M), and Packaged Medicaments ($114M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $2.59B in 2018 to $1.45B in 2023.

In 2018, Malaysia exported $1.03B to Switzerland. The main products exported from Malaysia to Switzerland were Gold ($224M), Precious Metal Scraps ($99.9M), and Iron Ore ($65.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.28%, from $1.05B in 2023 to $1.03B in 2018.

Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to Switzerland (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag)

Switzerland Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Switzerland
Top Destination
Germany$53.8B
Malaysia
Top Destination
China$79.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Malaysia included Germany ($53.8B), Italy ($19.4B), and France ($17.9B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Switzerland included Singapore ($47.3B), China ($79.8B), and Japan ($19.3B).

Difference in imports from Malaysia (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Precious Metals ($404M), Machines ($308M), and Instruments ($280M).

During 2018, Malaysia had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Precious Metals ($339M), Machines ($317M), and Instruments ($113M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Switzerland Malaysia+$39.9MGold
Top Product Potential Malaysia Switzerland+$61.3MIntegrated Circuits

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

Product Space of Switzerland (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2023)

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