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Romania-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $127M to Malaysia. The main products that Romania exported to Malaysia were Wheat ($21.2M), Refined Petroleum ($12M), and Veneer Sheets ($11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 29.5%, from $34.9M in 2018 to $127M in 2023.

In 2020, Romania exported services to Malaysia worth $33.7M, with Other business services ($21.7M), Computer and information services ($4.91M), and Communications services ($3.77M) being the largest in terms of value.

Malaysia-Romania In N/A, Malaysia did not export any products to Romania.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02), and 41 in total exports ($104B). That same year, Malaysia ranked 27 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.04), and 19 in total exports ($383B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Romania exported $127M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Romania to Malaysia were Wheat ($21.2M), Refined Petroleum ($12M), and Veneer Sheets ($11M). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 29.5%, from $34.9M in 2018 to $127M in 2023.

Malaysia does not register exports to Romania. The main products exported from Malaysia to Romania were Integrated Circuits ($35.6M), Broadcasting Equipment ($21.9M), and Electrical Control Boards ($16.3M).

Exports from Romania () to Malaysia () (2023)

Exports from Malaysia () to Romania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Romania () and Malaysia ()

Romania Exports

Date

Malaysia Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Romania
Top DestinationGermany$19.9B

Malaysia
Top DestinationChina$79.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Romania than Malaysia included Germany ($19.9B), Italy ($10.2B), and France ($6.5B).

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

Difference in imports from Malaysia () and Romania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Romania - Malaysia

Flow

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HS4

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Year

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

During 2023, Romania had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of N/A.

Potential Exports

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Highest Potential

Most Saturated

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Top Product Potential Romania Malaysia+$4.67MLow-voltage Protection Equipment

Top Product Potential Malaysia Romania+$39.6MIntegrated 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

Year

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Romania () to Malaysia () (2023)

Exports from Malaysia () to Romania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Romania () and Malaysia ()

Romania Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Malaysia () and Romania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Romania - Malaysia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Romania () and Malaysia () (2023)

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