Brunei vs Malaysia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Brunei
61.3%
in 2023
Malaysia
61.8%
in 2023
Brunei rank
116th
Malaysia rank
113th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Brunei
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 61.8% against 61.3% in Brunei, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malaysia ahead.
Brunei ranks 116th and Malaysia ranks 113th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 90.3% | 88.6% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 78.0% | 90.2% | 12.2% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 86.9% | 2.3% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 84.9% | 1.7% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 75.5% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 62.0% | 9.1% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 60.9% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Brunei or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 61.8% against 61.3% in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Brunei and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Malaysia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Brunei ranks 116th and Malaysia ranks 113th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% 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
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.