Malaysia vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time
- Malaysia
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 34.2% against 3.9% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 30.3%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 8.8 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 37th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th of 203 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.3% | 3.2% | 15.0% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 3.4% | 8.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 2.4% | 6.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 4.2% | 4.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 5.2% | 17.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 4.1% | 28.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 4.6% | 30.6% | 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Malaysia, at 34.2% against 3.9% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Malaysia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 30.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Malaysia ranks 37th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th 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.