Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Malaysia
Malaysia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia was 4.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Malaysia, 1967–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 4.7% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Malaysia peaked at 6.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1969.
Malaysia ranks 49th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1.6% | — |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -46.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -13.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +47.4% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +32.6% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -38.5% |
| 1977 | 3.5% | +187.9% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +29.9% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | -33.9% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 5.4% | +24.7% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -22.5% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -36.7% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -23.3% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +32.2% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +48.9% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -14.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 4.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 3.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 4.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 5.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +187.9% | 1.2% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 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 south asia in Malaysia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Malaysia was 4.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1969.
- How does Malaysia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% 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 South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.