Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Malaysia
Malaysia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Malaysia, 1967–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 10.8% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Malaysia peaked at 12.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1976.
Malaysia ranks 105th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 outside region in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4.6% | — |
| 1968 | 3.8% | -18.3% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 4.2% | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | +23.4% |
| 1975 | 4.9% | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -25.6% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | +52.9% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | -22.0% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | +23.5% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | -25.3% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | -27.4% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +28.8% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -6.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 10.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 10.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 2.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.3% | 11.6% | 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 outside region in Malaysia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Malaysia was 10.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1976.
- How does Malaysia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Malaysia ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.