Malaysia vs Pacific island small states: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Malaysia
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 72.0% against 58.1% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Malaysia ranks 35th and Pacific island small states ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.7% | 59.0% | 3.8% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 70.5% | 55.6% | 15.0% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 76.8% | 50.5% | 26.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 53.4% | 15.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 58.1% | 9.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Malaysia or Pacific island small states?
- Malaysia, at 72.0% against 58.1% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
- 13.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Malaysia and Pacific island small states rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Malaysia ranks 35th and Pacific island small states ranks 32nd 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.