Iraq (IRQ) and Malaysia (MYS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Iraq-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Iraq exported $246M to Malaysia. The main products that Iraq exported to Malaysia were Refined Petroleum ($178M), Crude Petroleum ($68.3M), and Asphalt Mixtures ($272k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iraq to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.34%, from $242M in 2017 to $246M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Iraq Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $783M to Iraq. The main products that Malaysia exported to Iraq were Refined Petroleum ($566M), Palm Oil ($44.8M), and Soap ($39.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 25.4%, from $128M in 2017 to $783M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Iraq ranked 103 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 36 in total exports ($123B). 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, Iraq exported $246M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Iraq to Malaysia were Refined Petroleum ($178M), Crude Petroleum ($68.3M), and Asphalt Mixtures ($272k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iraq to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.34%, from $242M in 2017 to $246M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $783M to Iraq. The main products exported from Malaysia to Iraq were Refined Petroleum ($566M), Palm Oil ($44.8M), and Soap ($39.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 25.4%, from $128M in 2022 to $783M in 2017.

Exports from Iraq () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Iraq () (2022)

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Trade between Iraq () and Malaysia ()

Malaysia Exports

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Iraq
Top DestinationIndia$38.8B

Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iraq than Malaysia included India ($38.8B), Greece ($6.27B), and Italy ($4.67B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Iraq included Singapore ($53.8B), United States ($44.2B), and Japan ($23.6B).

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

Comparative Advantage Iraq - Malaysia

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

During 2022, Iraq had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($246M), Vegetable Products ($97.8k), and Transportation ($2.36k).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Iraq in the exports of Mineral Products ($566M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($70.2M), and Chemical Products ($46.8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Iraq Malaysia+$146MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential Malaysia Iraq+$43.6MRefined 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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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Iraq and Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Iraq indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iraq.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Iraq () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Iraq () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Iraq () and Malaysia ()

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Iraq - Malaysia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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

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