China vs Malaysia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1993 it was China ahead.
China ranks 148th and Malaysia ranks 146th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 8.3% | 10.3% | China |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.4% | 1.7% | China |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products, China or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 3.0% against 2.8% in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products between China and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- China ranks 148th and Malaysia ranks 146th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, published as Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).