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Top Product $8.06BPetroleum Gas
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Exports $16BRnk 11 / 211
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Top Product $2.59BIntegrated Circuits
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.09Rnk 24 / 133
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GDP GROWTH29.2%CURRENT US$
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About

Malaysia-Japan Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $23.6B to Japan. The main products that Malaysia exported to Japan were Petroleum Gas ($8.06B), Integrated Circuits ($1.54B), and Crude Petroleum ($681M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 5.3%, from $18.2B in 2017 to $23.6B in 2022.

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

Japan-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $16B to Malaysia. The main products that Japan exported to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($2.59B), Cars ($1.1B), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($758M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.05%,  from $12.6B in 2017 to $16B in 2022.

In 2009, Japan exported services to Malaysia worth $1.01B, with Services not allocated ($497M), Transportation ($460M), and Royalties and license fees ($286M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

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Overview In September 2024, Malaysia exported MYR6.48B and imported MYR5.09B from Japan, resulting in a positive trade balance of MYR1.39B. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of Malaysia have decreased by MYR-863M (-11.8%) from MYR7.34B to MYR6.48B, while imports decreased by MYR-514M (-9.18%) from MYR5.6B to MYR5.09B.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of Malaysia to Japan were Petroleum Gas (MYR3.3B), Integrated Circuits (MYR685M), Crude Petroleum (MYR235M), Palm Oil (MYR224M), and Video Displays (MYR211M). In September 2024 the top imports of Malaysia from Japan were Integrated Circuits (MYR1.32B), Refined Petroleum (MYR391M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... (MYR276M), Semiconductor Devices (MYR255M), and Machines and apparatus of a kind... (MYR220M).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in Malaysia's year-by-year exports to Japan was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Raw Aluminium (MYR-380M or -81.7%), Ferroalloys (MYR-116M or -64.2%), and Other Electrical Machinery (MYR-81M or -55.6%). In September 2024, the decrease in Malaysia's year-by-year imports  from Japan was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Hot-Rolled Iron (MYR-99.5M or -58.8%), Refined Copper (MYR-93.7M or -70.2%), and Electrical Capacitors (MYR-55.6M or -40.5%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)MYR-863M(-11.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)MYR-514M(-9.18%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Malaysia. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Malaysia over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $23.6B to Japan. The main products exported from Malaysia to Japan were Petroleum Gas ($8.06B), Integrated Circuits ($1.54B), and Crude Petroleum ($681M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 5.3%, from $18.2B in 2017 to $23.6B in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $16B to Malaysia. The main products exported from Japan to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($2.59B), Cars ($1.1B), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($758M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.05%, from $12.6B in 2022 to $16B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B
Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Japan included Singapore ($53.8B), Brunei ($1.92B), and Bangladesh ($4.23B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Malaysia included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and Chinese Taipei ($50.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Japan

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Mineral Products ($9.57B), Machines ($5.86B), and Metals ($1.29B).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Machines ($6.62B), Transportation ($2.27B), and Metals ($1.98B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malaysia Japan+$476MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Japan Malaysia+$139MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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