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2023
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Exports $5.69BRnk 15 / 216
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Top Product $2.28BCrude Petroleum
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Exports $3.04BRnk 19 / 221
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Top Product $738MJewellery
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.15Rnk 54 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.04Rnk 27 / 132
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GDP$514BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH28.5%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$400BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH23.6%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $49,041CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-5.73%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$11,379CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH6.21%CURRENT US$
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United Arab Emirates-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $5.69B to Malaysia. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($2.28B), Refined Petroleum ($1.73B), and Gold ($648M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $2.91B in 2018 to $5.69B in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Malaysia.

Malaysia-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $3.04B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Malaysia exported to United Arab Emirates were Jewellery ($738M), Broadcasting Equipment ($172M), and Other Electrical Machinery ($149M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.15%,  from $3.06B in 2018 to $3.04B in 2023.

In 2023, Malaysia did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2023,  United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B). 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, United Arab Emirates exported $5.69B to Malaysia. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($2.28B), Refined Petroleum ($1.73B), and Gold ($648M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $2.91B in 2018 to $5.69B in 2023.

In 2018, Malaysia exported $3.04B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Malaysia to United Arab Emirates were Jewellery ($738M), Broadcasting Equipment ($172M), and Other Electrical Machinery ($149M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.15%, from $3.06B in 2023 to $3.04B in 2018.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top DestinationChina$40.2B
Malaysia
Top DestinationChina$79.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Malaysia included India ($38.2B), Iraq ($22.6B), and Japan ($37.4B).

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

Difference in imports from Malaysia (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United Arab Emirates and Malaysia by product, considering products traded by both, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia.

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.21B), Precious Metals ($837M), and Metals ($187M).

During 2018, Malaysia had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Machines ($1.14B), Precious Metals ($840M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($165M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Malaysia+$311MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Malaysia United Arab Emirates+$170MRefined Petroleum

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

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2023)

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