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About

Malaysia-Uruguay Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $49.3M to Uruguay. The main products that Malaysia exported to Uruguay were Potassic Fertilizers ($19.7M), Rubber Apparel ($3.42M), and Other Knit Garments ($2.95M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 5.95%, from $37M in 2017 to $49.3M in 2022.

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

Uruguay-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Uruguay exported $14.5M to Malaysia. The main products that Uruguay exported to Malaysia were Sawn Wood ($3.74M), Rough Wood ($1.99M), and Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($1.67M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.33%,  from $12.3M in 2017 to $14.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Uruguay 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, Uruguay ranked 57 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 98 in total exports ($12B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $49.3M to Uruguay. The main products exported from Malaysia to Uruguay were Potassic Fertilizers ($19.7M), Rubber Apparel ($3.42M), and Other Knit Garments ($2.95M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 5.95%, from $37M in 2017 to $49.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Uruguay exported $14.5M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Uruguay to Malaysia were Sawn Wood ($3.74M), Rough Wood ($1.99M), and Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($1.67M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.33%, from $12.3M in 2022 to $14.5M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Uruguay
Top Destination
China$2.89B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uruguay than Malaysia included Argentina ($999M), Brazil ($1.69B), and Paraguay ($149M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Uruguay

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Uruguay in the exports of Chemical Products ($22.3M), Machines ($8.51M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($4.84M).

During 2017, Uruguay had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Wood Products ($5.73M), Animal Products ($2.12M), and Animal Hides ($1.67M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malaysia Uruguay+$2.41MTelephones
Top Product Potential Uruguay Malaysia+$1.43MSulfate Chemical Woodpulp

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

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

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