Korea vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total)
Korea
58.5%
in 2023
Malaysia
58.4%
in 2023
Korea rank
104th
Malaysia rank
105th
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total) over time
- Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 58.5% against 58.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 104th and Malaysia ranks 105th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.2% | 79.0% | 13.2% | Korea |
| 1970s | 91.7% | 84.6% | 7.1% | Korea |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 88.4% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 88.3% | 6.5% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 73.7% | 2.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 60.6% | 3.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 57.4% | 1.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Korea or Malaysia?
- Korea, at 58.5% against 58.4% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Korea and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Korea ranks 104th 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.