Low & middle income vs Malaysia: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Low & middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 72.0% against 58.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.6% | 74.1% | 10.5% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 83.3% | 9.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 78.0% | 9.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 69.1% | 6.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 66.3% | 6.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Low & middle income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 72.0% against 58.0% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Low & middle income and Malaysia?
- 14.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Malaysia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Malaysia rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Low & middle income ranks 34th 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.