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About

Malaysia-Portugal Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $128M to Portugal. The main products that Malaysia exported to Portugal were Rubber ($19.5M), Electrical Control Boards ($16.4M), and Integrated Circuits ($9.34M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 3.03%, from $111M in 2018 to $128M in 2023.

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

Portugal-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, Portugal exported $58M to Malaysia. The main products that Portugal exported to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($19.7M), Scrap Aluminium ($4.2M), and Other Measuring Instruments ($3.74M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.9%,  from $60.7M in 2018 to $58M in 2023.

In 2003, Portugal exported services to Malaysia worth $1.02M, with Services not allocated ($1.02M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Malaysia ranked 27 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.04), and 19 in total exports ($383B). That same year, Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 46 in total exports ($83B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Malaysia exported $128M to Portugal. The main products exported from Malaysia to Portugal were Rubber ($19.5M), Electrical Control Boards ($16.4M), and Integrated Circuits ($9.34M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 3.03%, from $111M in 2018 to $128M in 2023.

In 2018, Portugal exported $58M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Portugal to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($19.7M), Scrap Aluminium ($4.2M), and Other Measuring Instruments ($3.74M). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.9%, from $60.7M in 2023 to $58M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
China$79.8B
Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$17.7B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Portugal than Malaysia included Spain ($17.7B), France ($9.19B), and Italy ($3.83B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Portugal

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Malaysia had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Machines ($62.8M), Plastics and Rubbers ($27.2M), and Metals ($12.9M).

During 2018, Portugal had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Machines ($28.4M), Metals ($7.54M), and Textiles ($4.89M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malaysia Portugal+$27.4MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Portugal Malaysia+$11.7MIntegrated 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 Malaysia and Portugal. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Portugal. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Portugal indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia.

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

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