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Qatar-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $605M to Malaysia. The main products that Qatar exported to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($247M), Refined Petroleum ($140M), and Ethylene Polymers ($66.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.65%, from $692M in 2017 to $605M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Qatar Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $354M to Qatar. The main products that Malaysia exported to Qatar were Palm Oil ($63.7M), Petroleum Coke ($30.3M), and X-Ray Equipment ($20.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 9.1%, from $229M in 2017 to $354M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Qatar ranked 71 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.15), and 38 in total exports ($119B). That same year, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

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In 2022, Qatar exported $605M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Qatar to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($247M), Refined Petroleum ($140M), and Ethylene Polymers ($66.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.65%, from $692M in 2017 to $605M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $354M to Qatar. The main products exported from Malaysia to Qatar were Palm Oil ($63.7M), Petroleum Coke ($30.3M), and X-Ray Equipment ($20.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 9.1%, from $229M in 2022 to $354M in 2017.

Exports from Qatar () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Qatar () (2022)

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Trade between Qatar () and Malaysia ()

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Qatar
Top DestinationChina$21.1B

Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Qatar than Malaysia included India ($17.4B), United Kingdom ($7.5B), and Belgium ($5.51B).

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

Difference in imports from Malaysia () and Qatar () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - Malaysia

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

During 2022, Qatar had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($388M), Chemical Products ($104M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($66.7M).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Machines ($78.7M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($71.4M), and Foodstuffs ($41.4M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Qatar Malaysia+$134MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Malaysia Qatar+$12.6MTelephones

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Qatar () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Qatar () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Qatar () and Malaysia ()

Qatar Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Malaysia () and Qatar () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - Malaysia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Qatar () and Malaysia () (2022)

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