Malaysia vs North America: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time
- Malaysia
- North America
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 27.4% against 9.3% in North America, a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.9 times North America's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 39th and North America ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 2.8% | 2.9% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 2.7% | 2.3% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 3.6% | 3.0% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 4.6% | 4.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 6.3% | 10.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 9.4% | 17.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 10.0% | 18.3% | Malaysia |
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, Malaysia or North America?
- Malaysia, at 27.4% against 9.3% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Malaysia and North America?
- 18.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North America?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and North America rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Malaysia ranks 39th and North America ranks 40th 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.