Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: 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
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.8% against 27.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 0.4% | 6.3% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 1.5% | 3.5% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 4.0% | 2.7% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.3% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 12.7% | 4.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 21.4% | 5.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 29.2% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 29.8% 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 Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Malaysia ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th 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.
Individual pages
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.