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About

Malaysia-Brunei Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $1.92B to Brunei. The main products that Malaysia exported to Brunei were Crude Petroleum ($1.19B), Refined Petroleum ($36.3M), and Packaged Medicaments ($33.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Brunei have increased at an annualized rate of 25.5%, from $618M in 2017 to $1.92B in 2022.

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

Brunei-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Brunei exported $1.37B to Malaysia. The main products that Brunei exported to Malaysia were Petroleum Gas ($757M), Refined Petroleum ($449M), and Crude Petroleum ($71.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brunei to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.9%,  from $627M in 2017 to $1.37B in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09),  and 22 in total exports ($378B). That same year, Brunei ranked 90 in total exports ($14B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $1.92B to Brunei. The main products exported from Malaysia to Brunei were Crude Petroleum ($1.19B), Refined Petroleum ($36.3M), and Packaged Medicaments ($33.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Brunei have increased at an annualized rate of 25.5%, from $618M in 2017 to $1.92B in 2022.

In 2017, Brunei exported $1.37B to Malaysia. The main products exported from Brunei to Malaysia were Petroleum Gas ($757M), Refined Petroleum ($449M), and Crude Petroleum ($71.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brunei to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $627M in 2022 to $1.37B in 2017.

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to Brunei (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Brunei (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Brunei
Top Destination
Australia$2.66B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Brunei than Malaysia included Curaçao ($9.25M) and North Korea ($110).

Difference in imports from Brunei (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Brunei

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Brunei in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.26B), Foodstuffs ($157M), and Chemical Products ($109M).

During 2017, Brunei had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.3B), Machines ($16.6M), and Metals ($12.9M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Malaysia and Brunei. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Brunei. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Brunei indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia.

Product Space of Malaysia (Flag) and Brunei (Flag) (2022)

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