Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia

Malaysia
27.4%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
29.8%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
39th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time

  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
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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.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,319 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.