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About

Malaysia-Liberia Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $22M to Liberia. The main products that Malaysia exported to Liberia were Palm Oil ($4.97M), Malt Extract ($3.48M), and Rubberworking Machinery ($2.42M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Liberia have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $38.7M in 2017 to $22M in 2022.

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

Liberia-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Liberia exported $57.6M to Malaysia. The main products that Liberia exported to Malaysia were Rubber ($47.3M), Cocoa Beans ($10.4M), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($572). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 37.9%,  from $11.6M in 2017 to $57.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Liberia 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, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $22M to Liberia. The main products exported from Malaysia to Liberia were Palm Oil ($4.97M), Malt Extract ($3.48M), and Rubberworking Machinery ($2.42M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Liberia have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.65%, from $21.3M in 2017 to $22M in 2022.

In 2017, Liberia exported $57.6M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Liberia to Malaysia were Rubber ($47.3M), Cocoa Beans ($10.4M), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($572). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 65.7%, from $28.9M in 2020 to $57.6M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Liberia
Top Destination
Switzerland$544M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Liberia than Malaysia included Cyprus ($53.7M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Liberia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Machines ($6.84M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($4.97M), and Foodstuffs ($3.89M).

During 2017, Liberia had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($47.3M), Foodstuffs ($10.4M), and Chemical Products ($572).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Malaysia Liberia+$1.27MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Liberia Malaysia+$1.58MCocoa Beans

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

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

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