Malaysia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time
- Malaysia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 34.2% against 34.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Malaysia ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4% | 32.0% | 13.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 19.4% | 7.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 1.0% | 8.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 4.7% | 4.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 19.5% | 2.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 23.4% | 8.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 29.1% | 6.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Malaysia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malaysia, at 34.2% against 34.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Malaysia ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.