Malaysia vs Portugal: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Malaysia
- Portugal
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 72.0% against 71.6% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Portugal ahead.
Malaysia ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.5% | 58.9% | 7.4% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 62.7% | 58.0% | 4.8% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 71.7% | 56.5% | 15.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 73.5% | 9.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 69.1% | 8.9% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 65.9% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 69.4% | 2.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Malaysia or Portugal?
- Malaysia, at 72.0% against 71.6% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Malaysia and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Malaysia ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 38th 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.