Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) was 14.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malaysia, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 14.5% for bound rate, simple mean, all products in 2021.
That represents a change of down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malaysia peaked at 36.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1996.
That places Malaysia 102nd out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.5% | — |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | +149.6% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -57.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 14.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 57% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 14.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.3%, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +149.6% | 14.5% | 36.2% |
| 2014 | -57.7% | 34.4% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 14.5% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 14.6% | 34.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 63.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 64.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malaysia?
- Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malaysia was 14.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1996.
- How does Malaysia rank for bound rate, simple mean, all products?
- Malaysia ranks 102nd out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.