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About

Malaysia-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $18.9M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Malaysia exported to Zimbabwe were Palm Oil ($8.51M), Stearic Acid ($7.31M), and Rubber Apparel ($1.39M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 13.8%, from $9.9M in 2017 to $18.9M in 2022.

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

Zimbabwe-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $1.25M to Malaysia. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Malaysia were Other Fruits ($808k), Tea ($235k), and Other Iron Products ($103k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 19.9%,  from $503k in 2017 to $1.25M in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe 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, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $18.9M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Malaysia to Zimbabwe were Palm Oil ($8.51M), Stearic Acid ($7.31M), and Rubber Apparel ($1.39M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 13.8%, from $9.9M in 2017 to $18.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Zimbabwe exported $1.25M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Malaysia were Other Fruits ($808k), Tea ($235k), and Other Iron Products ($103k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 19.9%, from $503k in 2022 to $1.25M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Malaysia included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), Zambia ($102M), and Lesotho ($67.2M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Zimbabwe

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($15.8M), Plastics and Rubbers ($1.88M), and Chemical Products ($426k).

During 2017, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.06M), Metals ($103k), and Animal Hides ($71.7k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Malaysia Zimbabwe+$411kRubber Apparel
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Malaysia+$297kOther Fruits

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

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

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