IDA blend vs Malaysia: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- IDA blend
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 72.7% against 21.6% in IDA blend, a difference of 51.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.4 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1964 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 46 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.0% | 5.2% | 9.8% | IDA blend |
| 1970s | 15.4% | 13.2% | 2.2% | IDA blend |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 29.1% | 12.8% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 77.8% | 53.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 72.9% | 48.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 65.2% | 40.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 69.6% | 47.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, IDA blend or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 72.7% against 21.6% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between IDA blend and Malaysia?
- 51.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Malaysia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do IDA blend and Malaysia rank globally for manufactures exports?
- IDA blend ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 46 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.