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About

Malaysia-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $6.19M to Botswana. The main products that Malaysia exported to Botswana were Rubber Apparel ($2.95M), Medical Furniture ($531k), and Large Iron Containers ($401k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 12.7%, from $3.4M in 2017 to $6.19M in 2022.

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

Botswana-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $201k to Malaysia. The main products that Botswana exported to Malaysia were Insulated Wire ($197k), Aircraft Parts ($1.24k), and Trunks and Cases ($1.14k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 79.5%,  from $10.8k in 2017 to $201k in 2022.

In 2022, Botswana 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, Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $6.19M to Botswana. The main products exported from Malaysia to Botswana were Rubber Apparel ($2.95M), Medical Furniture ($531k), and Large Iron Containers ($401k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 12.7%, from $3.4M in 2017 to $6.19M in 2022.

In 2017, Botswana exported $201k to Malaysia. The main products exported from Botswana to Malaysia were Insulated Wire ($197k), Aircraft Parts ($1.24k), and Trunks and Cases ($1.14k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 79.5%, from $10.8k in 2022 to $201k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Botswana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.31B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Malaysia included Israel ($498M), Namibia ($111M), and Zambia ($70.6M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Botswana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($3.12M), Machines ($1.08M), and Miscellaneous ($642k).

During 2017, Botswana had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Machines ($197k), Transportation ($1.24k), and Animal Hides ($1.14k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Malaysia Botswana+$615kTelephones
Top Product Potential Botswana Malaysia+$564kInsulated Wire

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

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

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