Japan vs Malaysia: Share of imports that come from China
Japan
23.6%
in 2025
Malaysia
24.3%
in 2025
Japan rank
54th
Malaysia rank
51st
Share of imports that come from China over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 24.3% against 23.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 51st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 7.7% | 5.7% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 4.6% | 2.3% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 2.5% | 7.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 10.0% | 9.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 17.6% | 5.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.2% | 1.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of imports that come from china, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 24.3% against 23.6% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- Japan ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 51st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.