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Top Product $6.85BPetroleum Gas
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Exports $10.4BRnk N/A / N/A
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.04Rnk 27 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 132
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GDP$400BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH23.6%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$4.2TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-19.3%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC $11,379CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH6.21%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$33,767CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-17.4%CURRENT US$
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About

In N/A, Malaysia did not export any services to Japan.

Japan-Malaysia In N/A, Japan did not export any products to Malaysia.

In 2009, Japan exported services to Malaysia worth $1.01B, with Services not allocated ($497M), Transportation ($460M), and Royalties and license fees ($286M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Malaysia ranked 27 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.04), and 19 in total exports ($383B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

Latest Trends

November, 2024

About

Overview In November 2024, Malaysia exported MYR6.72B and imported MYR5.29B from Japan, resulting in a positive trade balance of MYR1.43B. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of Malaysia have decreased by MYR-573M (-7.86%) from MYR7.29B to MYR6.72B, while imports decreased by MYR-910M (-14.7%) from MYR6.2B to MYR5.29B.

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in Malaysia's year-by-year exports to Japan was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Raw Aluminium (MYR-380M or -81.7%), Ferroalloys (MYR-116M or -64.2%), and Other Electrical Machinery (MYR-81M or -55.6%). In November 2024, the decrease in Malaysia's year-by-year imports  from Japan was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in N/A.

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)MYR-573M(-7.86%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)MYR-910M(-14.7%)

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.

To check Japan and Malaysia trade dynamics, check the bilateral page.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

Malaysia does not register exports to Japan. The main products exported from Malaysia to Japan were Petroleum Gas ($6.85B), Integrated Circuits ($1.23B), and Palm Oil ($593M).

Japan does not register exports to Malaysia.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top DestinationN/AN/A
Japan
Top DestinationN/AN/A

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

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Japan

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malaysia Japan+$476MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Japan Malaysia+$139MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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