Japan vs Malaysia: Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Japan
13.0%
in 2025
Malaysia
13.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
113th
Malaysia rank
110th
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13.6% against 13.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 113th and Malaysia ranks 110th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 19.5% | 14.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 20.0% | 14.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 12.2% | 11.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 16.0% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 13.6% against 13.0% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for transport services?
- Japan ranks 113th and Malaysia ranks 110th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.