Malaysia vs South Asia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia

Malaysia
27.4%
in 2023
South Asia
9.6%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
39th
South Asia rank
37th

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

  • Malaysia
  • South Asia
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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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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.