Malaysia vs North America: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Malaysia
- North America
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 34.2% against 21.5% in North America, a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 28th and North America ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.3% | 2.4% | 15.9% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 2.9% | 9.0% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 4.1% | 4.5% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 9.9% | 1.1% | North America |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 17.4% | 4.9% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 23.6% | 8.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 24.3% | 10.9% | 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, Malaysia or North America?
- Malaysia, at 34.2% against 21.5% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Malaysia and North America?
- 12.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North America?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and North America rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Malaysia ranks 28th and North America ranks 31st of 206 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.