Malaysia vs Netherlands: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Malaysia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 151.7% against 139.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.1% | 72.2% | 13.9% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 79.2% | 79.6% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 96.2% | 81.8% | 14.4% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 156.8% | 85.1% | 71.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 171.2% | 109.4% | 61.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 130.6% | 140.7% | 10.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 145.7% | 150.8% | 5.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Malaysia or Netherlands?
- Malaysia, at 151.7% against 139.5% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Malaysia and Netherlands?
- 12.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.