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About

Malaysia-Jamaica Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $18.8M to Jamaica. The main products that Malaysia exported to Jamaica were Malt Extract ($3.72M), Other Edible Preparations ($2.81M), and Legume Flours ($2.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.24%, from $20M in 2018 to $18.8M in 2023.

In 2023, Malaysia did not export any services to Jamaica.

Jamaica-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, Jamaica exported $2.57M to Malaysia. The main products that Jamaica exported to Malaysia were Copper Powder ($1.24M), Copper Foil ($392k), and Scrap Plastic ($267k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 20.7%,  from $1M in 2018 to $2.57M in 2023.

In 2023, Jamaica did not export any services to Malaysia.

Comparison: In 2023,  Malaysia ranked 27 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.04), and 19 in total exports ($383B). That same year, Jamaica ranked 70 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.14), and 147 in total exports ($1.89B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Malaysia exported $18.8M to Jamaica. The main products exported from Malaysia to Jamaica were Malt Extract ($3.72M), Other Edible Preparations ($2.81M), and Legume Flours ($2.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.24%, from $20M in 2018 to $18.8M in 2023.

In 2018, Jamaica exported $2.57M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Jamaica to Malaysia were Copper Powder ($1.24M), Copper Foil ($392k), and Scrap Plastic ($267k). During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 20.7%, from $1M in 2023 to $2.57M in 2018.

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to Jamaica (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Jamaica (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
China$79.8B
Jamaica
Top Destination
United States$709M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Jamaica included China ($79.8B), Singapore ($47.3B), and United States ($44.9B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Jamaica than Malaysia included Latvia ($131M), Iceland ($127M), and Guyana ($80.7M).

Difference in imports from Jamaica (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Jamaica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Malaysia had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Foodstuffs ($6.81M), Machines ($3.21M), and Vegetable Products ($2.22M).

During 2018, Jamaica had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Metals ($1.83M), Plastics and Rubbers ($458k), and Textiles ($89.7k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Malaysia Jamaica+$766kOther Furniture
Top Product Potential Jamaica Malaysia+$186kScrap Copper

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

Product Space of Malaysia (Flag) and Jamaica (Flag) (2023)

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