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29.2%CURRENT US$
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About

Malaysia-Gabon Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $23.5M to Gabon. The main products that Malaysia exported to Gabon were Malt Extract ($7.16M), Palm Oil ($2.44M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($1.96M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $51.1M in 2017 to $23.5M in 2022.

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

Gabon-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Gabon exported $299M to Malaysia. The main products that Gabon exported to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($282M), Manganese Ore ($13.5M), and Veneer Sheets ($3.48M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.1%,  from $294M in 2017 to $299M in 2022.

In 2022, Gabon 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, Gabon ranked 112 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.99), and 112 in total exports ($7.88B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $23.5M to Gabon. The main products exported from Malaysia to Gabon were Malt Extract ($7.16M), Palm Oil ($2.44M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($1.96M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $51.1M in 2017 to $23.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Gabon exported $299M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Gabon to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($282M), Manganese Ore ($13.5M), and Veneer Sheets ($3.48M). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.1%, from $294M in 2022 to $299M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Gabon
Top Destination
China$3.4B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gabon than Malaysia included Georgia ($26M) and Sao Tome and Principe ($1.73M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Gabon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Foodstuffs ($7.59M), Machines ($6.17M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($2.47M).

During 2017, Gabon had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($295M), Wood Products ($3.64M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($85.7k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Malaysia Gabon+$499kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Gabon Malaysia+$3.43MManganese Ore

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

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

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