Malaysia vs Thailand: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Malaysia
10.8%
in 2023
Thailand
11.0%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
105th
Thailand rank
103rd

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 11.0% against 10.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Thailand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 105th and Thailand ranks 103rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 4.0% 8.0% 4.0% Thailand
1970s 4.7% 7.2% 2.5% Thailand
1980s 6.4% 9.4% 3.0% Thailand
1990s 5.6% 5.3% 0.4% Malaysia
2000s 7.7% 8.0% 0.3% Thailand
2010s 11.0% 11.0% 0.1% Thailand
2020s 10.7% 10.4% 0.3% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Malaysia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 11.0% against 10.8% in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Malaysia and Thailand?
0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Malaysia ranks 105th and Thailand ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region (% 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, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.