Malaysia vs Norway: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Malaysia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 73.2% against 72.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Norway ahead.
Malaysia ranks 37th and Norway ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.5% | 71.0% | 19.5% | Norway |
| 1970s | 62.7% | 75.2% | 12.5% | Norway |
| 1980s | 70.7% | 75.4% | 4.7% | Norway |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 80.8% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 78.8% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 76.6% | 7.5% | Norway |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 73.4% | 6.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Malaysia or Norway?
- Norway, at 73.2% against 72.0% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Malaysia and Norway?
- 1.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Norway rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Malaysia ranks 37th and Norway ranks 34th of 196 countries.
- 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.