Ethiopia (ETH) and Malaysia (MYS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $18.9M to Malaysia. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Malaysia were Coffee ($11.3M), Dried Legumes ($3.19M), and Other Oily Seeds ($1.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 51.8%, from $2.34M in 2017 to $18.9M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $144M to Ethiopia. The main products that Malaysia exported to Ethiopia were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($40.2M), Palm Oil ($38.4M), and Seed Oils ($19.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.1%, from $178M in 2017 to $144M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Ethiopia exported $18.9M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Malaysia were Coffee ($11.3M), Dried Legumes ($3.19M), and Other Oily Seeds ($1.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 51.8%, from $2.34M in 2017 to $18.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $144M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Malaysia to Ethiopia were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($40.2M), Palm Oil ($38.4M), and Seed Oils ($19.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.1%, from $178M in 2022 to $144M in 2017.

Exports from Ethiopia () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Ethiopia () (2022)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Malaysia ()

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$723M

Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Malaysia included Somalia ($265M), Israel ($85.2M), and South Sudan ($7.98M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Malaysia

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($16.8M), Mineral Products ($679k), and Textiles ($530k).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($62.8M), Paper Goods ($46.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($14.3M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Malaysia+$8.44MCoffee

Top Product Potential Malaysia Ethiopia+$8.09MTelephones

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Ethiopia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Malaysia ()

Ethiopia Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Malaysia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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