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About

Malaysia-Portugal Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $169M to Portugal. The main products that Malaysia exported to Portugal were Electrical Control Boards ($21.7M), Rubber ($17.3M), and Refined Petroleum ($14.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $89.3M in 2017 to $169M in 2022.

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

Portugal-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Portugal exported $37.8M to Malaysia. The main products that Portugal exported to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($8.28M), Hard Liquor ($2.97M), and Other Measuring Instruments ($1.84M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.17%,  from $49.3M in 2017 to $37.8M in 2022.

In 2003, Portugal exported services to Malaysia worth $1.02M, with Services not allocated ($1.02M) 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, Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 48 in total exports ($81.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $169M to Portugal. The main products exported from Malaysia to Portugal were Electrical Control Boards ($21.7M), Rubber ($17.3M), and Refined Petroleum ($14.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $89.3M in 2017 to $169M in 2022.

In 2017, Portugal exported $37.8M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Portugal to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($8.28M), Hard Liquor ($2.97M), and Other Measuring Instruments ($1.84M). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.17%, from $49.3M in 2022 to $37.8M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$20.5B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Portugal than Malaysia included Spain ($20.5B), France ($9.49B), and Italy ($3.61B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Portugal

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Machines ($64.7M), Metals ($37.4M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($29.7M).

During 2017, Portugal had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Machines ($13.8M), Foodstuffs ($4.75M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($3.78M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Malaysia Portugal+$27.4MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Portugal Malaysia+$11.7MIntegrated 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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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