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Top Product $894MRefined Petroleum
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Top Product $427MPlanes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.09Rnk 24 / 133
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GDP$406BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH29.2%CURRENT US$
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About

Malaysia-France Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $2.63B to France. The main products that Malaysia exported to France were Refined Petroleum ($894M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($270M), and Integrated Circuits ($176M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to France have increased at an annualized rate of 5.93%, from $1.97B in 2017 to $2.63B in 2022.

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

France-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, France exported $1.6B to Malaysia. The main products that France exported to Malaysia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($427M), Integrated Circuits ($119M), and Packaged Medicaments ($63.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.25%,  from $2.21B in 2017 to $1.6B in 2022.

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.

Comparison: In 2022,  Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, Malaysia exported MYR604M and imported MYR1.04B from France, resulting in a negative trade balance of MYR436M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Malaysia have increased by MYR83.7M (16.1%) from MYR520M to MYR604M, while imports increased by MYR29.3M (2.9%) from MYR1.01B to MYR1.04B.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Malaysia to France were Refined Petroleum (MYR210M), Integrated Circuits (MYR69.5M), Semiconductor Devices (MYR41.8M), Air Conditioners (MYR28.5M), and Blank Audio Media (MYR20.6M). In August 2024 the top imports of Malaysia from France were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft (MYR374M), Gas Turbines (MYR146M), Aircraft parts including unmanned craft (MYR121M), Integrated Circuits (MYR59.8M), and Trunks and Cases (MYR51.1M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in Malaysia's year-by-year exports to France was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Semiconductor Devices (MYR19.4M or 86.3%), Vacuum Cleaners (MYR8.7M or 223%), and Machinery Having Individual Functions (MYR8.01M or 957%). In August 2024, the increase in Malaysia's year-by-year imports  from France was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft (MYR300M or 401%), Gas Turbines (MYR136M or 1.47k%), and Special Pharmaceuticals (MYR22.6M or 16k%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)MYR83.7M(16.1%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)MYR29.3M(2.9%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Malaysia. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Malaysia over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $2.63B to France. The main products exported from Malaysia to France were Refined Petroleum ($894M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($270M), and Integrated Circuits ($176M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to France have increased at an annualized rate of 5.93%, from $1.97B in 2017 to $2.63B in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $1.6B to Malaysia. The main products exported from France to Malaysia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($427M), Integrated Circuits ($119M), and Packaged Medicaments ($63.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.25%, from $2.21B in 2022 to $1.6B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B
France
Top DestinationGermany$78.3B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than France included Singapore ($53.8B), China ($48.5B), and Japan ($23.6B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Malaysia included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and Belgium ($47.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - France

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($905M), Machines ($849M), and Transportation ($341M).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Transportation ($493M), Machines ($345M), and Chemical Products ($262M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malaysia France+$342MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential France Malaysia+$102MIntegrated Circuits

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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Bilateral Service Trade

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.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from France (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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