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About

Malaysia-Trinidad and Tobago Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $50M to Trinidad and Tobago. The main products that Malaysia exported to Trinidad and Tobago were Palm Oil ($12.5M), Margarine ($4.79M), and Malt Extract ($3.62M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Trinidad and Tobago have increased at an annualized rate of 4.96%, from $39.2M in 2017 to $50M in 2022.

In 2022, Malaysia did not export any services to Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Trinidad and Tobago exported $739k to Malaysia. The main products that Trinidad and Tobago exported to Malaysia were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($521k), Sawn Wood ($63.2k), and Rough Wood ($47.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Trinidad and Tobago to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.46%,  from $947k in 2017 to $739k in 2022.

In 2022, Trinidad and Tobago 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, Trinidad and Tobago ranked 91 in total exports ($13.9B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $50M to Trinidad and Tobago. The main products exported from Malaysia to Trinidad and Tobago were Palm Oil ($12.5M), Margarine ($4.79M), and Malt Extract ($3.62M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Trinidad and Tobago have increased at an annualized rate of 4.96%, from $39.2M in 2017 to $50M in 2022.

In 2017, Trinidad and Tobago exported $739k to Malaysia. The main products exported from Trinidad and Tobago to Malaysia were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($521k), Sawn Wood ($63.2k), and Rough Wood ($47.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Trinidad and Tobago to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.46%, from $947k in 2022 to $739k in 2017.

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to Trinidad and Tobago (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Trinidad and Tobago (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Trinidad and Tobago
Top Destination
United States$4.91B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Trinidad and Tobago than Malaysia included Morocco ($740M), Jamaica ($430M), and Guyana ($257M).

Difference in imports from Trinidad and Tobago (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Trinidad and Tobago

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Trinidad and Tobago in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($24.6M), Machines ($5.65M), and Foodstuffs ($4.97M).

During 2017, Trinidad and Tobago had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Animal Products ($521k), Wood Products ($111k), and Metals ($83.3k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malaysia Trinidad and Tobago+$519kOther Furniture
Top Product Potential Trinidad and Tobago Malaysia+$30.2kScrap Iron

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

Product Space of Malaysia (Flag) and Trinidad and Tobago (Flag) (2022)

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