Malaysia vs Vietnam: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Malaysia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 10.4% against 9.4% in Vietnam, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Vietnam ahead.
Malaysia ranks 133rd and Vietnam ranks 135th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 29.8% | 20.9% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 22.1% | 13.9% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 14.2% | 3.0% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.6% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Malaysia or Vietnam?
- Malaysia, at 10.4% against 9.4% in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Malaysia and Vietnam?
- 1.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for food exports?
- Malaysia ranks 133rd and Vietnam ranks 135th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.