Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Malaysia
Malaysia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 2.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Malaysia, 1967–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2.8% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Malaysia peaked at 3.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1995.
Malaysia ranks 76th of 205 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1.9% | — |
| 1968 | 1.6% | -12.4% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -15.6% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -20.7% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -30.7% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +46.3% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +37.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +41.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +2.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 2.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Malaysia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Malaysia was 2.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1995.
- How does Malaysia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Malaysia ranks 76th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.