Korea vs Malaysia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products

Korea
4.0%
in 2022
Malaysia
3.6%
in 2022
Korea rank
129th
Malaysia rank
132nd

Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products over time

  • Korea
  • Malaysia
51015198820052022

How they compare

Korea currently reports 4.0% against 3.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 129th and Malaysia ranks 132nd of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 17.1% 15.6% 1.5% Korea
1990s 6.9% 5.5% 1.4% Korea
2000s 4.7% 4.9% 0.2% Malaysia
2010s 4.7% 4.4% 0.4% Korea
2020s 4.8% 3.8% 1.0% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products, Korea or Malaysia?
Korea, at 4.0% against 3.6% in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products between Korea and Malaysia?
0.4%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
Korea ranks 129th and Malaysia ranks 132nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, published as Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%)
Unit
%
Source
Staff estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 3,800 data points, 1988–2022
Last refreshed

Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.