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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.

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 3.32%,  from $117M in 2017 to $198M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B). That same year, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $148M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 3.32%, from $117M in 2022 to $198M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Romania (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag)

Romania Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Romania - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Romania had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($77.6M), Machines ($17.5M), and Wood Products ($12.5M).

During 2017, 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).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Romania Malaysia+$4.67MLow-voltage Protection Equipment
Top Product Potential Malaysia Romania+$39.6MIntegrated 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 Romania and Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Romania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Romania.

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

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