Malaysia vs United States: Machinery and transport equipment

Malaysia
31.4%
in 2022
United States
31.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
17th
United States rank
20th

Machinery and transport equipment over time

  • Malaysia
  • United States
010203040196319932024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 31.4% against 31.0% in United States, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was United States ahead.

Malaysia ranks 17th and United States ranks 20th of 149 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 4.6% 23.1% 18.5% United States
1970s 6.0% 23.3% 17.3% United States
1980s 6.9% 23.9% 17.0% United States
1990s 10.2% 24.6% 14.5% United States
2000s 32.9% 26.6% 6.3% Malaysia
2010s 30.1% 28.3% 1.7% Malaysia
2020s 31.5% 26.8% 4.6% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher machinery and transport equipment, Malaysia or United States?
Malaysia, at 31.4% against 31.0% in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in machinery and transport equipment between Malaysia and United States?
0.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for machinery and transport equipment?
Malaysia ranks 17th and United States ranks 20th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
149 places, 5,404 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).