Malaysia vs South Asia: 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
- South Asia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 27.4% against 9.6% in South Asia, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.9 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was South Asia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 39th and South Asia ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 3.5% | 3.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 5.0% | 4.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 9.6% | 7.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 11.4% | 15.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 11.2% | 17.1% | 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 South Asia?
- Malaysia, at 27.4% against 9.6% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Malaysia and South Asia?
- 17.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Asia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and South Asia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Malaysia ranks 39th and South Asia ranks 37th 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.