How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States of America?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs United States of America: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added

Malaysia

44.6%

in 2022

United States of America

44.1%

in 2022

Malaysia rank

21st

United States of America rank

22nd

Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added over time

Malaysia
United States of America

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 44.6% against 44.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Malaysia ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 22nd of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.4%	49.5%	0.1%	United States of America
2000s	47.2%	48.7%	1.5%	United States of America
2010s	42.5%	46.2%	3.6%	United States of America
2020s	44.6%	44.1%	0.4%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medium and high-tech manufacturing value added, Malaysia or United States of America?: Malaysia, at 44.6% against 44.1% in United States of America as of 2022.
What is the difference in medium and high-tech manufacturing value added between Malaysia and United States of America?: 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States of America?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and United States of America rank globally for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?: Malaysia ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 22nd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs United States of America: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added. Statizoid, drawing on Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/medium-and-high-tech-manufacturing-value-added-percent-manufacturing-value-added/malaysia/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/medium-and-high-tech-manufacturing-value-added-percent-manufacturing-value-added/malaysia/united-states/">Malaysia vs United States of America: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added)
Unit: % manufacturing value added
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 5,048 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing