Japan vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Japan
57.7%
in 2023
Malaysia
58.4%
in 2023
Japan rank
107th
Malaysia rank
105th
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 58.4% against 57.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 107th and Malaysia ranks 105th of 206 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.7% | 79.0% | 12.4% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 84.6% | 16.1% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 71.9% | 88.4% | 16.4% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 71.0% | 88.3% | 17.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 73.7% | 12.9% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 60.6% | 3.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 57.4% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 58.4% against 57.7% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Japan ranks 107th and Malaysia ranks 105th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.