Malaysia vs Pacific island small states: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Malaysia
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 72.8% against 16.2% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 56.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 4.5 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 39th and Pacific island small states ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 2.1% | 15.2% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 2.9% | 18.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 21.9% | 49.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 16.7% | 48.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Malaysia or Pacific island small states?
- Malaysia, at 72.8% against 16.2% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
- 56.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Malaysia and Pacific island small states rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Malaysia ranks 39th and Pacific island small states ranks 42nd 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.