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Spain-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, Spain exported $683M to Malaysia. The main products that Spain exported to Malaysia were Pig Meat ($90.4M), Packaged Medicaments ($68.3M), and Raw Zinc ($42.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.61%, from $740M in 2018 to $683M in 2023.

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

Malaysia-Spain Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $1.76B to Spain. The main products that Malaysia exported to Spain were Raw Aluminium ($128M), Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($123M), and Inedible Fats and Oils ($102M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 10.4%,  from $1.08B in 2018 to $1.76B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Spain ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.86), and 16 in total exports ($402B). 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, Spain exported $683M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Spain to Malaysia were Pig Meat ($90.4M), Packaged Medicaments ($68.3M), and Raw Zinc ($42.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.61%, from $740M in 2018 to $683M in 2023.

In 2018, Malaysia exported $1.76B to Spain. The main products exported from Malaysia to Spain were Raw Aluminium ($128M), Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($123M), and Inedible Fats and Oils ($102M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 10.4%, from $1.08B in 2023 to $1.76B in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Spain
Top Destination
France$61.9B
Malaysia
Top Destination
China$79.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Spain than Malaysia included France ($61.9B), Portugal ($38.1B), and Italy ($34.7B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Spain - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Spain had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Chemical Products ($131M), Metals ($121M), and Animal Products ($97.7M).

During 2018, Malaysia had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Machines ($577M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($270M), and Metals ($266M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Spain Malaysia+$27.8MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Malaysia Spain+$115MRefined 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 Spain and Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Spain indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Spain.

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

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