Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Bangladesh
2.3%
in 2023
Malaysia
2.5%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
103rd
Malaysia rank
100th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malaysia
051015196719952023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 103rd and Malaysia ranks 100th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 10.6% 1.5% 9.1% Bangladesh
1980s 10.1% 1.8% 8.4% Bangladesh
1990s 3.2% 2.4% 0.8% Bangladesh
2000s 1.7% 3.0% 1.2% Malaysia
2010s 2.3% 3.3% 1.0% Malaysia
2020s 2.5% 2.4% 0.1% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Bangladesh ranks 103rd and Malaysia ranks 100th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 12,213 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.