Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Malaysia
Malaysia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 2.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Malaysia, 1967–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Malaysia stood at 2.1%. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Malaysia peaked at 2.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1982.
That places Malaysia 63rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1.2% | — |
| 1968 | 1.2% | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | -26.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +24.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -33.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -38.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -23.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +88.3% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +81.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -65.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +42.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -32.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +28.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +23.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +51.3% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +14.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 4 |
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)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Malaysia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Malaysia was 2.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1982.
- How does Malaysia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Malaysia ranks 63rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. 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 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.