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About

Singapore-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, Singapore exported $31.4B to Malaysia. The main products that Singapore exported to Malaysia were Refined Petroleum ($8.87B), Integrated Circuits ($6.15B), and Semiconductor Devices ($1.56B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Singapore to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.71%, from $26.1B in 2018 to $31.4B in 2023.

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

Malaysia-Singapore Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $47.3B to Singapore. The main products that Malaysia exported to Singapore were Integrated Circuits ($12.1B), Refined Petroleum ($8.91B), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($2.79B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 2.28%,  from $42.3B in 2018 to $47.3B in 2023.

In 2010, Malaysia exported services to Singapore worth $10.7B, with Travel ($9.17B), Other business services ($868M), and Transportation ($362M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Singapore ranked 6 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.62), and 24 in total exports ($333B). That same year, Malaysia ranked 27 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.04), and 19 in total exports ($383B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Singapore exported $31.4B to Malaysia. The main products exported from Singapore to Malaysia were Refined Petroleum ($8.87B), Integrated Circuits ($6.15B), and Semiconductor Devices ($1.56B). During the last 5 years the exports of Singapore to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.71%, from $26.1B in 2018 to $31.4B in 2023.

In 2018, Malaysia exported $47.3B to Singapore. The main products exported from Malaysia to Singapore were Integrated Circuits ($12.1B), Refined Petroleum ($8.91B), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($2.79B). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 2.28%, from $42.3B in 2023 to $47.3B in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Singapore (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag)

Singapore Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Singapore
Top Destination
Hong Kong$44.5B
Malaysia
Top Destination
China$79.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Singapore than Malaysia included Hong Kong ($44.5B), Nigeria ($9.35B), and South Korea ($20.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Singapore included China ($79.8B), United States ($44.9B), and Japan ($19.3B).

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

Comparative Advantage Singapore - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Singapore had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Machines ($12.7B), Mineral Products ($9.32B), and Chemical Products ($1.79B).

During 2018, Malaysia had a large net trade with Singapore in the exports of Machines ($23.3B), Mineral Products ($10.5B), and Instruments ($2.03B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Singapore Malaysia+$1.34BIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential Malaysia Singapore+$850MIntegrated 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 Singapore and Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Singapore indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Singapore.

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

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