Malaysia vs South Asia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time
- Malaysia
- South Asia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 34.2% against 3.9% in South Asia, a difference of 30.3%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 8.8 times South Asia's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 37th and South Asia 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 | 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?
- Malaysia, at 34.2% against 3.9% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Malaysia and South Asia?
- 30.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Asia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and South Asia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Malaysia ranks 37th and South Asia 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.