Malaysia vs World: Manufacturing, value added
Manufacturing, value added over time
- Malaysia
- World
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 22.1% against 14.9% in World, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 14th and World ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.4% | 18.9% | 10.5% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 16.7% | 11.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 16.1% | 6.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 15.5% | 7.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added, Malaysia or World?
- Malaysia, at 22.1% against 14.9% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added between Malaysia and World?
- 7.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and World?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and World rank globally for manufacturing, value added?
- Malaysia ranks 14th and World ranks 16th 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.