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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 4.15%, from $178M in 2017 to $144M in 2022.

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

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.

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

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 4.15%, from $178M in 2017 to $144M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $18.9M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Ethiopia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$723M

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Ethiopia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, 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).

During 2017, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($16.8M), Mineral Products ($679k), and Textiles ($530k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Malaysia Ethiopia+$8.09MTelephones
Top Product Potential Ethiopia Malaysia+$8.44MCoffee

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

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

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