Malaysia vs Thailand: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
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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About this data
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.