IDA total vs Malaysia: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- IDA total
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 72.7% against 25.7% in IDA total, a difference of 47.0%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.8 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 46 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 13.4% | 0.5% | IDA total |
| 1990s | 32.4% | 77.6% | 45.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 72.9% | 36.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 65.2% | 31.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 69.6% | 43.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, IDA total or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 72.7% against 25.7% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between IDA total and Malaysia?
- 47.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Malaysia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do IDA total and Malaysia rank globally for manufactures exports?
- IDA total ranks 35th 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.