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Tanzania-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $35.1M to Malaysia. The main products that Tanzania exported to Malaysia were Cocoa Beans ($8.57M), Tin Ores ($7.29M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($7.27M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $63.3M in 2017 to $35.1M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $312M to Tanzania. The main products that Malaysia exported to Tanzania were Palm Oil ($194M), Refined Petroleum ($50.1M), and Stearic Acid ($17M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 4.53%,  from $250M in 2017 to $312M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B). That same year, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Tanzania exported $35.1M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Tanzania to Malaysia were Cocoa Beans ($8.57M), Tin Ores ($7.29M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($7.27M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $63.3M in 2017 to $35.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $312M to Tanzania. The main products exported from Malaysia to Tanzania were Palm Oil ($194M), Refined Petroleum ($50.1M), and Stearic Acid ($17M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 4.53%, from $250M in 2022 to $312M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Tanzania (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag)

Tanzania Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Malaysia included Rwanda ($474M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($329M), and Uganda ($264M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - Malaysia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Tanzania had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($18.3M), Foodstuffs ($8.79M), and Metals ($5.99M).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($228M), Mineral Products ($50.7M), and Machines ($7.15M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tanzania Malaysia+$8.27MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential Malaysia Tanzania+$54.5MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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