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France-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, France exported $2.1B to Malaysia. The main products that France exported to Malaysia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($345M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($295M), and Gas Turbines ($158M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.46%, from $2.78B in 2018 to $2.1B in 2023.

In 2020, France exported services to Malaysia worth $347M, with Transportation ($142M), Other business services ($94.8M), and Insurance services ($28.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

Malaysia-France Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $2.27B to France. The main products that Malaysia exported to France were Refined Petroleum ($426M), Integrated Circuits ($344M), and Blank Audio Media ($93.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.91%,  from $2.77B in 2018 to $2.27B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). 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, France exported $2.1B to Malaysia. The main products exported from France to Malaysia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($345M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($295M), and Gas Turbines ($158M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.46%, from $2.78B in 2018 to $2.1B in 2023.

In 2018, Malaysia exported $2.27B to France. The main products exported from Malaysia to France were Refined Petroleum ($426M), Integrated Circuits ($344M), and Blank Audio Media ($93.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.91%, from $2.77B in 2023 to $2.27B in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag)

France Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$72.8B
Malaysia
Top Destination
China$79.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Malaysia included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and Belgium ($49.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malaysia than France included China ($79.8B), Singapore ($47.3B), and Hong Kong ($19.3B).

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

Comparative Advantage France - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Transportation ($651M), Machines ($432M), and Chemical Products ($305M).

During 2018, Malaysia had a large net trade with France in the exports of Machines ($1.17B), Mineral Products ($432M), and Transportation ($114M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Malaysia+$102MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential Malaysia France+$342MRefined 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 France and Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over France.

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

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