IDA total vs Malaysia: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- IDA total
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 72.0% against 56.9% in IDA total, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1977 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.5% | 65.1% | 0.4% | IDA total |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 78.0% | 15.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 69.1% | 7.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 66.2% | 7.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, IDA total or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 72.0% against 56.9% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between IDA total and Malaysia?
- 15.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Malaysia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do IDA total and Malaysia rank globally for manufactures imports?
- IDA total ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 35th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.