Japan vs Malaysia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.3% against 3.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 144th and Malaysia ranks 146th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 13.4% | 8.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 8.9% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.4% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.9% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 3.3% against 3.0% in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Japan ranks 144th 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).