Japan vs Malaysia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 29.9% against 27.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 5.6% | 8.8% | Japan |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 5.1% | 6.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 6.7% | 3.9% | Japan |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 9.4% | 5.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 16.8% | 5.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 27.0% | 4.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 28.3% | 4.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 29.9% against 27.4% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Japan and Malaysia?
- 2.5%, with Japan 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 low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Japan ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 39th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.