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About

Malaysia-Oman Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $346M to Oman. The main products that Malaysia exported to Oman were Polycarboxylic Acids ($84M), Palm Oil ($48.7M), and Sawn Wood ($13.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Oman have increased at an annualized rate of 9.85%, from $217M in 2018 to $346M in 2023.

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

Oman-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, Oman exported $818M to Malaysia. The main products that Oman exported to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($233M), Semi-Finished Iron ($139M), and Acyclic alcohol derivatives (halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated) ($125M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Oman to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.61%,  from $567M in 2018 to $818M in 2023.

In 2023, Oman 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, Oman ranked 76 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.32), and 48 in total exports ($70.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Malaysia exported $346M to Oman. The main products exported from Malaysia to Oman were Polycarboxylic Acids ($84M), Palm Oil ($48.7M), and Sawn Wood ($13.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Oman have increased at an annualized rate of 9.85%, from $217M in 2018 to $346M in 2023.

In 2018, Oman exported $818M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Oman to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($233M), Semi-Finished Iron ($139M), and Acyclic alcohol derivatives (halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated) ($125M). During the last 5 years the exports of Oman to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.61%, from $567M in 2023 to $818M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
China$79.8B
Oman
Top Destination
China$30.2B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Oman than Malaysia included Saudi Arabia ($3.64B), South Africa ($2.57B), and Croatia ($562M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Oman

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Malaysia had a large net trade with Oman in the exports of Chemical Products ($108M), Machines ($66.2M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($51.4M).

During 2018, Oman had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($316M), Metals ($263M), and Chemical Products ($137M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malaysia Oman+$75.1MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Oman Malaysia+$101MCrude 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 Oman. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Oman. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Oman indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia.

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

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