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About

Malaysia-Thailand Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $14.9B to Thailand. The main products that Malaysia exported to Thailand were Crude Petroleum ($1.97B), Integrated Circuits ($1.95B), and Petroleum Gas ($1.19B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 4.79%, from $11.8B in 2017 to $14.9B in 2022.

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

Thailand-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Thailand exported $12.7B to Malaysia. The main products that Thailand exported to Malaysia were Refined Petroleum ($917M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($897M), and Integrated Circuits ($721M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.36%,  from $10.7B in 2017 to $12.7B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B). That same year, Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 27 in total exports ($312B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $14.9B to Thailand. The main products exported from Malaysia to Thailand were Crude Petroleum ($1.97B), Integrated Circuits ($1.95B), and Petroleum Gas ($1.19B). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 4.79%, from $11.8B in 2017 to $14.9B in 2022.

In 2017, Thailand exported $12.7B to Malaysia. The main products exported from Thailand to Malaysia were Refined Petroleum ($917M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($897M), and Integrated Circuits ($721M). During the last 5 years the exports of Thailand to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.36%, from $10.7B in 2022 to $12.7B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Thailand
Top Destination
United States$53.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Thailand included Singapore ($53.8B), China ($48.5B), and Hong Kong ($21.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Thailand than Malaysia included United States ($53.4B), Cambodia ($8.63B), and Laos ($4.5B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Thailand

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Machines ($5.09B), Mineral Products ($3.7B), and Chemical Products ($1.64B).

During 2017, Thailand had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Machines ($3.31B), Transportation ($2.05B), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.75B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Malaysia Thailand+$813MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Thailand Malaysia+$626MIntegrated 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 Thailand. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Thailand. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Thailand indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia.

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

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