Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Malaysia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 34.2% against 22.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.3% | 2.5% | 15.8% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 3.0% | 8.9% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 3.4% | 5.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 5.2% | 3.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 13.0% | 9.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 20.2% | 11.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 23.3% | 12.0% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malaysia, at 34.2% against 22.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 11.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Malaysia ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th 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.