Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential in Malaysia
Malaysia: Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential was 4.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malaysia stood at 4.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malaysia peaked at 5.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2013.
That places Malaysia 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +68.9% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 4.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 4.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +68.9% | 2.6% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malaysia?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malaysia was 4.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2013.
- How does Malaysia rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Malaysia ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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