{ "template": "Corridor pair risk profile", "pageType": "Corridor pair risk profile", "source": "api", "generatedAt": "2026-08-29T11:47:53.979Z", "seo": { "title": "Saudi Arabia exports to Malaysia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks", "description": "Understand reported exports from Saudi Arabia to Malaysia, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning." }, "publisher": { "name": "Yugalinks", "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com", "email": "support@yugalinks.com", "linkedin": "https://in.linkedin.com/company/yugalinks" }, "exporter": { "iso3": "SAU", "country_name": "Saudi Arabia" }, "importer": { "iso3": "MYS", "country_name": "Malaysia" }, "latestYear": 2024, "risk": { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "all_history_lane_count": 379, "current_lane_count": 127, "current_product_count": 127, "first_observed_last_year": 1995, "latest_data_year": 2024, "current_trade_usd": 7410243855.743193, "attention_trade_usd": 740514088.2965419, "critical_trade_usd": 19221750.09275888, "high_volatility_trade_usd": 6434828738.056803, "unrecovered_drawdown_trade_usd": 459047974.13684225, "declining_demand_trade_usd": 0, "concentrated_market_trade_usd": 1173055970.7183244, "access_friction_trade_usd": 0, "buyer_macro_weakness_trade_usd": 0, "critical_lane_count": 1, "high_attention_lane_count": 32, "high_volatility_lane_count": 78, "unrecovered_drawdown_lane_count": 50, "declining_demand_lane_count": 0, "concentrated_market_lane_count": 66, "access_friction_lane_count": 0, "trade_weighted_volatility_cv": 1.1601691397999387, "trade_weighted_below_peak_pct": 20.44521820815905, "product_concentration_hhi": 5302.675553491475, "top1_product_share_pct": 71.67082215487557, "top3_product_share_pct": 88.5573636086443, "top_product_hs6": "270900", "top_product_trade_usd": 5310982695.092298, "top_product_description": "Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude", "top_attention_product_hs6": "390210", "top_attention_product_reason": "Current trade remains more than 50% below its historical peak", "distance_km": 6347.46484375, "shares_land_border": 0, "shares_official_language": 0, "common_spoken_language_score": 0, "has_reported_fta": 0, "avg_applied_tariff_pct": 13.39099772020202, "avg_mfn_tariff_pct": 13.39099772020202, "avg_preferential_tariff_pct": null, "tariff_advantage_pp": null, "buyer_biz_entry_days": 17.5, "buyer_biz_entry_cost_pct": null, "buyer_gdp_mn_latest": 372701.35881999996, "buyer_gdp_pc_latest": 11371, "buyer_population_latest": 32776.196, "buyer_gdp_5y_cagr_pct": 2.9457321426637373, "buyer_gdp_pc_5y_cagr_pct": 1.689586673923582, "buyer_population_5y_cagr_pct": 1.2352744364750867, "buyer_investment_5y_avg_pct": 23.868000000000002, "buyer_savings_5y_avg_pct": 32.077999999999996, "buyer_macro_resilience_label": "Buyer macro trend resilient", "attention_trade_share_pct": 9.993113623684842, "critical_trade_share_pct": 0.25939429885106097, "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "unrecovered_drawdown", "concentrated_product_mix", "concentrated_buyer_markets" ], "attention_level": "Watch", "primary_risk_reason": "Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure", "buyer_gdp_mn_2024": 372701.35881999996, "buyer_gdp_pc_2024": 11371, "buyer_population_2024": 32776.196 }, "history": [ { "year": 1995, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 212714169.36977988, "yoy_growth_pct": null, "cagr_3y_pct": null }, { "year": 1996, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 328590779.21511626, "yoy_growth_pct": 54.475266122915315, "cagr_3y_pct": null }, { "year": 1997, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 346079625.606819, "yoy_growth_pct": 5.322378927819327, "cagr_3y_pct": null }, { "year": 1998, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 223844291.88437518, "yoy_growth_pct": -35.320002877405834, "cagr_3y_pct": 1.7145779345878465 }, { "year": 1999, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 290119628.851073, "yoy_growth_pct": 29.607785129911555, "cagr_3y_pct": -4.065699416595803 }, { "year": 2000, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 563029838.7411668, "yoy_growth_pct": 94.06816456055329, "cagr_3y_pct": 17.612042756736734 }, { "year": 2001, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 590319506.6832032, "yoy_growth_pct": 4.846931026435675, "cagr_3y_pct": 38.15937823049887 }, { "year": 2002, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 393887748.4802067, "yoy_growth_pct": -33.2754984341746, "cagr_3y_pct": 10.729954084169059 }, { "year": 2003, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 565623866.612517, "yoy_growth_pct": 43.600269060143205, "cagr_3y_pct": 0.1533402593856703 }, { "year": 2004, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 995744878.7399925, "yoy_growth_pct": 76.0436462314508, "cagr_3y_pct": 19.038372994911267 }, { "year": 2005, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 1559950040.9815145, "yoy_growth_pct": 56.66161828072494, "cagr_3y_pct": 58.21442324054229 }, { "year": 2006, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 2248716954.6177816, "yoy_growth_pct": 44.15313923790134, "cagr_3y_pct": 58.41720841806448 }, { "year": 2007, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 1868314516.432634, "yoy_growth_pct": -16.916421491107812, "cagr_3y_pct": 23.33906038471103 }, { "year": 2008, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 2136190753.2487884, "yoy_growth_pct": 14.337855562329938, "cagr_3y_pct": 11.047754305649304 }, { "year": 2009, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 1042267375.8081896, "yoy_growth_pct": -51.20906809361123, "cagr_3y_pct": -22.610605290035892 }, { "year": 2010, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 1918411149.073857, "yoy_growth_pct": 84.0613256829892, "cagr_3y_pct": 0.8859219510578109 }, { "year": 2011, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 2700504537.2796106, "yoy_growth_pct": 40.767767044271054, "cagr_3y_pct": 8.12720081141789 }, { "year": 2012, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 2457491052.453545, "yoy_growth_pct": -8.998817867970278, "cagr_3y_pct": 33.09781739084916 }, { "year": 2013, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 2137778202.4130585, "yoy_growth_pct": -13.009725904038882, "cagr_3y_pct": 3.674906318471116 }, { "year": 2014, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 2918305966.386484, "yoy_growth_pct": 36.51116673808301, "cagr_3y_pct": 2.619202975508572 }, { "year": 2015, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 1805561491.7911448, "yoy_growth_pct": -38.12980843722723, "cagr_3y_pct": -9.765327558428204 }, { "year": 2016, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 2513250973.9608135, "yoy_growth_pct": 39.194980917965296, "cagr_3y_pct": 5.541777707166351 }, { "year": 2017, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 2215418692.528993, "yoy_growth_pct": -11.850479101275146, "cagr_3y_pct": -8.77616392712003 }, { "year": 2018, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 4089409426.904162, "yoy_growth_pct": 84.58855839281243, "cagr_3y_pct": 31.325613003667073 }, { "year": 2019, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 4203464256.0843277, "yoy_growth_pct": 2.7890293505414387, "cagr_3y_pct": 18.701762212340654 }, { "year": 2020, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 3540634881.3722105, "yoy_growth_pct": -15.768645439358764, "cagr_3y_pct": 16.916312468168538 }, { "year": 2021, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 2788974199.1383224, "yoy_growth_pct": -21.22954519226151, "cagr_3y_pct": -11.977310471056036 }, { "year": 2022, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 8206009904.810152, "yoy_growth_pct": 194.23039866577, "cagr_3y_pct": 24.980299007264527 }, { "year": 2023, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 8734138159.230688, "yoy_growth_pct": 6.4358715203470584, "cagr_3y_pct": 35.11792627837467 }, { "year": 2024, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "export_value_usd": 7435393517.933513, "yoy_growth_pct": -14.86975151548977, "cagr_3y_pct": 38.66062517459421 } ], "riskLanes": [ { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "hs_code": "270900", "hs_description": "Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 13439020557.686325, "current_below_peak_pct": 16.090352826964143, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.2068125781558305, "attention_level": "Watch", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "hs_code": "271012", "hs_description": "", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 12179610075.650383, "current_below_peak_pct": 30.280152751127453, "lane_volatility_cv": 0.7942390158102792, "attention_level": "Watch", "primary_risk_reason": "The buyer market is concentrated among relatively few suppliers", "risk_driver_labels": [ "concentrated_buyer_market" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "hs_code": "271019", "hs_description": "", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 13775883232.927994, "current_below_peak_pct": 0, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.1950086831026505, "attention_level": "Watch", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "hs_code": "390210", "hs_description": "Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 360327580.18674517, "current_below_peak_pct": 76.59802695317937, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.174840735540051, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Current trade remains more than 50% below its historical peak", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "unrecovered_drawdown" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "hs_code": "390110", "hs_description": "Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 409360856.5467717, "current_below_peak_pct": 81.34384659883203, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.271218154679389, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Current trade remains more than 50% below its historical peak", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "unrecovered_drawdown" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "hs_code": "390140", "hs_description": "Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 597740249.769639, "current_below_peak_pct": 38.869722938782495, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.5244609420157593, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market", "dominant_supplier" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "hs_code": "390120", "hs_description": "Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 389608946.33567935, "current_below_peak_pct": 81.33540550032724, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.1866202890582842, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Current trade remains more than 50% below its historical peak", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "unrecovered_drawdown" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "hs_code": "760110", "hs_description": "Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed)", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 1270867531.776554, "current_below_peak_pct": 60.14677960058224, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.2678141413349429, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Current trade remains more than 50% below its historical peak", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "unrecovered_drawdown" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "hs_code": "290250", "hs_description": "Cyclic hydrocarbons: styrene", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 132786993.15490404, "current_below_peak_pct": 29.896098238397435, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.0962538919047426, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "hs_code": "290919", "hs_description": "Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 715199832.270383, "current_below_peak_pct": 17.431473096215733, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.3260371415396868, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market" ] } ], "accessProfile": { "year": 2024, "exporter_iso3": "SAU", "importer_iso3": "MYS", "distance_km": 6349, "shares_land_border": 0, "shares_official_language": 0, "shares_ethnic_language": 0, "shared_religion": 0, "shared_legal_system": 1, "shared_colonial_history": 0, "has_fta": 0, "rta_coverage_ratio": null, "exporter_is_wto": 1, "importer_is_wto": 1, "exporter_is_eu": 0, "importer_is_eu": 0, "importer_gdp_million_usd": 372701.35882, "importer_gdp_per_capita_usd": 11371.098672341353, "importer_population": 32776.196, "importer_biz_entry_days": 17.5, "importer_biz_entry_cost_pct": 11.1, "exporter_gdp_million_usd": 833541.2365690001, "exporter_gdp_per_capita_usd": 23585.886297459085, "avg_applied_tariff_pct": 13.39099772020202, "avg_mfn_tariff_pct": 13.39099772020202, "avg_preferential_tariff_pct": null, "tariff_advantage_pp": null }, "sourceAttribution": { "publisher": "OECD", "dataset": "Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D", "year": 2025, "citation": "OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29)", "sourceUrl": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/", "dataflowUrl": "https://sdmx.oecd.org/sti-public/rest/dataflow/OECD.SDD.TPS/DSD_BIMTS_6D@DF_BIMTS_HS2017_6D/1.0", "termsUrl": "https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/", "terms": "OECD Terms & Conditions", "accessed": "2026-08-29", "supportingSources": [ { "publisher": "CEPII", "dataset": "BACI bilateral trade flows", "release": "202601", "citation": "Gaulier, G. and Zignago, S. (2010), BACI: International Trade Database at the Product-Level. The 1994-2007 Version, CEPII Working Paper No. 2010-23.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html", "datasetUrl": "https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37", "licenseUrl": "https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf", "license": "Etalab 2.0 Open Licence", "accessed": "2026-08-29" } ] }, "links": { "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/SAU-MYS/risk", "html": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/SAU-MYS/risk/index.html", "markdown": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/SAU-MYS/risk/index.md", "json": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/SAU-MYS/risk/index.json", "jsonLd": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/SAU-MYS/risk/index.ld.json", "home": "https://www.yugalinks.com/", "tradeHub": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/", "dataSources": "https://www.yugalinks.com/data-sources", "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology", "workspace": "https://www.yugalinks.com/app/corridors", "contact": "https://www.yugalinks.com/contact", "email": "mailto:support@yugalinks.com", "linkedin": "https://in.linkedin.com/company/yugalinks" } }