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About

Malaysia-Romania Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $198M to Romania. The main products that Malaysia exported to Romania were Integrated Circuits ($28.7M), Rubber ($28M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($21.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $117M in 2017 to $198M in 2022.

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

Romania-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Romania exported $148M to Malaysia. The main products that Romania exported to Malaysia were Iron Ore ($77.4M), Veneer Sheets ($10.3M), and Aircraft Parts ($5.36M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 40.3%,  from $27.2M in 2017 to $148M in 2022.

In 2020, Romania exported services to Malaysia worth $33.7M, with Other business services ($21.7M), Computer and information services ($4.91M), and Communications services ($3.77M) 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, Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $198M to Romania. The main products exported from Malaysia to Romania were Integrated Circuits ($28.7M), Rubber ($28M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($21.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $117M in 2017 to $198M in 2022.

In 2017, Romania exported $148M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Romania to Malaysia were Iron Ore ($77.4M), Veneer Sheets ($10.3M), and Aircraft Parts ($5.36M). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 40.3%, from $27.2M in 2022 to $148M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Romania
Top Destination
Germany$18.8B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Romania than Malaysia included Germany ($18.8B), Italy ($9.55B), and Hungary ($6.75B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Romania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Machines ($99.4M), Plastics and Rubbers ($42.2M), and Chemical Products ($28.2M).

During 2017, Romania had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($77.6M), Machines ($17.5M), and Wood Products ($12.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Malaysia Romania+$39.6MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential Romania Malaysia+$4.67MLow-voltage Protection Equipment

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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Romania exported services to Malaysia worth $33.7M, with Other business services ($21.7M), Computer and information services ($4.91M), and Communications services ($3.77M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Romania (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Malaysia and Romania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Romania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Romania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia.

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

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