Rwanda (RWA) and Malaysia (MYS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Rwanda-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $15.4M to Malaysia. The main products that Rwanda exported to Malaysia were Tin Ores ($14.8M), Tungsten Ore ($267k), and Integrated Circuits ($117k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.5%, from $13.6M in 2017 to $15.4M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $54M to Rwanda. The main products that Malaysia exported to Rwanda were Palm Oil ($46.8M), Acrylic Polymers ($1.96M), and Refined Petroleum ($723k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 8.25%, from $36.3M in 2017 to $54M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Rwanda ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 147 in total exports ($1.77B). 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

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $15.4M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Rwanda to Malaysia were Tin Ores ($14.8M), Tungsten Ore ($267k), and Integrated Circuits ($117k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.5%, from $13.6M in 2017 to $15.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $54M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Malaysia to Rwanda were Palm Oil ($46.8M), Acrylic Polymers ($1.96M), and Refined Petroleum ($723k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 8.25%, from $36.3M in 2022 to $54M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Malaysia ()

Rwanda Exports

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Malaysia included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), South Sudan ($22M), and Uganda ($22.8M).

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

Difference in imports from Malaysia () and Rwanda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Malaysia

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($15M), Machines ($126k), and Vegetable Products ($102k).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($47.7M), Plastics and Rubbers ($2.89M), and Machines ($825k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Malaysia+$284kIntegrated Circuits

Top Product Potential Malaysia Rwanda+$261kRubber Apparel

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Rwanda () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Malaysia ()

Rwanda Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Malaysia () and Rwanda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Malaysia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Rwanda () and Malaysia () (2022)

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