Low income vs Malaysia: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Low income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 72.0% against 59.0% in Low income, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Low income's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.2% | 77.4% | 14.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 69.1% | 10.9% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Low income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 72.0% against 59.0% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Low income and Malaysia?
- 13.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Malaysia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Low income and Malaysia rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Low income ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 37th 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.