Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
22.4%
in 2023
Malaysia
34.2%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
30th
Malaysia rank
28th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 34.2% against 22.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 11.8%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.2% 18.3% 16.1% Malaysia
1970s 3.1% 11.8% 8.8% Malaysia
1980s 3.4% 8.6% 5.2% Malaysia
1990s 4.6% 8.8% 4.2% Malaysia
2000s 10.0% 22.3% 12.3% Malaysia
2010s 18.1% 32.1% 14.0% Malaysia
2020s 21.7% 35.2% 13.5% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 34.2% against 22.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malaysia?
11.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malaysia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.