Malaysia vs Thailand: Manufacturing, value added
Manufacturing, value added over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 23.7% against 22.1% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 11th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 14.2% | 3.4% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 17.8% | 19.0% | 1.2% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 23.3% | 2.7% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 26.9% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 29.4% | 1.5% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 27.7% | 5.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 25.5% | 2.7% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 23.7% against 22.1% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 1.6%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for manufacturing, value added?
- Malaysia ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 11th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 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.