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$14.6BCURRENT US$
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-17.4%CURRENT US$
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$406BCURRENT US$
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29.2%CURRENT US$
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$2,448CURRENT US$
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-34.8%CURRENT US$
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$11,972CURRENT US$
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12.9%CURRENT US$
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Republic of the Congo-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Republic of the Congo exported $265M to Malaysia. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($184M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($31.7M), and Tin Ores ($31.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $97.3M in 2017 to $265M in 2022.

In 2022, Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Malaysia.

Malaysia-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $64.6M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Malaysia exported to Republic of the Congo were Palm Oil ($37.1M), Malt Extract ($9.59M), and Uncoated Paper ($3.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 6.42%,  from $47.4M in 2017 to $64.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Malaysia did not export any services to Republic of the Congo.

Comparison: In 2022,  Republic of the Congo ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.42), and 96 in total exports ($12.4B). 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, Republic of the Congo exported $265M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($184M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($31.7M), and Tin Ores ($31.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $97.3M in 2017 to $265M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $64.6M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Malaysia to Republic of the Congo were Palm Oil ($37.1M), Malt Extract ($9.59M), and Uncoated Paper ($3.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 6.42%, from $47.4M in 2022 to $64.6M in 2017.

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag)

Republic of the Congo Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$4.82B
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Malaysia included Greece ($307M) and Central African Republic ($2.38M).

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

Difference in imports from Malaysia (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Republic of the Congo - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Republic of the Congo and Malaysia by product, considering products traded by both, Republic of the Congo and Malaysia.

During 2022, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($247M), Wood Products ($6.74M), and Foodstuffs ($6.35M).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($37.5M), Foodstuffs ($10.4M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($5.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Malaysia+$72.5MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Malaysia Republic of the Congo+$1.03MRefined 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 Republic of the Congo and Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Republic of the Congo.

Product Space of Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

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