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About

Malaysia-Colombia Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $178M to Colombia. The main products that Malaysia exported to Colombia were Medical Instruments ($13.8M), Broadcasting Equipment ($13.6M), and Rubber Apparel ($13.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Colombia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.34%, from $211M in 2018 to $178M in 2023.

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

Colombia-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, Colombia exported $336M to Malaysia. The main products that Colombia exported to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($230M), Coffee ($18.4M), and Coke ($14.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Colombia to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.2%,  from $178M in 2018 to $336M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Malaysia ranked 27 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.04), and 19 in total exports ($383B). That same year, Colombia ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.23), and 54 in total exports ($54.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Malaysia exported $178M to Colombia. The main products exported from Malaysia to Colombia were Medical Instruments ($13.8M), Broadcasting Equipment ($13.6M), and Rubber Apparel ($13.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Colombia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.34%, from $211M in 2018 to $178M in 2023.

In 2018, Colombia exported $336M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Colombia to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($230M), Coffee ($18.4M), and Coke ($14.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Colombia to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.2%, from $178M in 2023 to $336M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
China$79.8B
Colombia
Top Destination
United States$14.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Colombia included China ($79.8B), Singapore ($47.3B), and United States ($44.9B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Colombia than Malaysia included Panama ($4.66B), Ecuador ($2.19B), and Chile ($1.16B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Colombia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Malaysia had a large net trade with Colombia in the exports of Machines ($66.9M), Instruments ($27.2M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($21.6M).

During 2018, Colombia had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($265M), Metals ($38.6M), and Vegetable Products ($18.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malaysia Colombia+$31.1MTelephones
Top Product Potential Colombia Malaysia+$22.1MCoal Briquettes

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

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

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