Malaysia vs Middle income: Exports of goods and services
Exports of goods and services over time
- Malaysia
- Middle income
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 71.0% against 25.3% in Middle income, a difference of 45.7%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.8 times Middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 30th and Middle income ranks 31st of 193 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.6% | 10.5% | 35.1% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 46.4% | 14.0% | 32.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 57.8% | 16.4% | 41.4% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 91.2% | 19.4% | 71.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 108.3% | 27.7% | 80.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 24.5% | 49.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 24.2% | 45.8% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports of goods and services, Malaysia or Middle income?
- Malaysia, at 71.0% against 25.3% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports of goods and services between Malaysia and Middle income?
- 45.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Middle income rank globally for exports of goods and services?
- Malaysia ranks 30th and Middle income ranks 31st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.