Japan vs Malta: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Japan currently reports 80.6% against 79.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 20th and Malta ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.9% | 69.0% | 22.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 94.1% | 87.7% | 6.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 92.9% | 3.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 96.9% | 1.7% | Malta |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 92.6% | 1.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 56.1% | 31.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 80.6% | 3.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Japan or Malta?
- Japan, at 80.6% against 79.8% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Japan and Malta?
- 0.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Japan ranks 20th and Malta ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
- 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.