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About

Malaysia-Tanzania Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $393M to Tanzania. The main products that Malaysia exported to Tanzania were Palm Oil ($301M), Integrated Circuits ($22.8M), and Refined Petroleum ($16.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 19.2%, from $163M in 2018 to $393M in 2023.

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

Tanzania-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, Tanzania exported $79.2M to Malaysia. The main products that Tanzania exported to Malaysia were Refined Copper ($29.1M), Copper Ore ($21.1M), and Tin Ores ($17.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 29.9%,  from $21.4M in 2018 to $79.2M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Malaysia ranked 27 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.04), and 19 in total exports ($383B). That same year, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 99 in total exports ($11.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Malaysia exported $393M to Tanzania. The main products exported from Malaysia to Tanzania were Palm Oil ($301M), Integrated Circuits ($22.8M), and Refined Petroleum ($16.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 19.2%, from $163M in 2018 to $393M in 2023.

In 2018, Tanzania exported $79.2M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Tanzania to Malaysia were Refined Copper ($29.1M), Copper Ore ($21.1M), and Tin Ores ($17.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 29.9%, from $21.4M in 2023 to $79.2M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
China$79.8B
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$1.74B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Malaysia included Uganda ($1.35B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($313M), and Zambia ($310M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Tanzania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Malaysia had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($321M), Machines ($31.9M), and Mineral Products ($17.2M).

During 2018, Tanzania had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($38.4M), Metals ($29.1M), and Foodstuffs ($10.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malaysia Tanzania+$54.5MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Tanzania Malaysia+$8.27MRefined Copper

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

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

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