Japan vs Malaysia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Japan
61.7%
in 2023
Malaysia
61.8%
in 2023
Japan rank
114th
Malaysia rank
113th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 61.8% against 61.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 113th of 206 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.4% | 90.3% | 17.9% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 73.0% | 90.3% | 17.3% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 79.3% | 86.9% | 7.6% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 84.9% | 5.5% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 75.5% | 3.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 60.9% | 0.9% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 61.8% against 61.7% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Japan ranks 114th 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.