Malaysia vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Malaysia
312.62 billion current US$
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
320.42 billion current US$
in 2023
Malaysia rank
25th
United Arab Emirates rank
24th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Malaysia
  • United Arab Emirates
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B196719952023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 320.42 billion current US$ against 312.62 billion current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 7.79 billion current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Malaysia ranks 25th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 7.16 billion current US$ 9.27 billion current US$ 2.11 billion current US$ United Arab Emirates
1980s 15.62 billion current US$ 12.80 billion current US$ 2.82 billion current US$ Malaysia
1990s 59.39 billion current US$ 21.17 billion current US$ 38.22 billion current US$ Malaysia
2000s 134.53 billion current US$ 82.78 billion current US$ 51.75 billion current US$ Malaysia
2010s 220.31 billion current US$ 205.76 billion current US$ 14.54 billion current US$ Malaysia
2020s 299.46 billion current US$ 272.64 billion current US$ 26.81 billion current US$ Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Malaysia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 320.42 billion current US$ against 312.62 billion current US$ in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?
7.79 billion current US$, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Malaysia ranks 25th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.