Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0.03 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.03 for bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia peaked at 0.05 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2011.
That places Malaysia 69th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.04 | — |
| 2011 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.03, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.042 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.036 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia?
- Bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia was 0.03 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 in 2015.
- What is the lowest bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2011.
- How does Malaysia rank for bananas — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Malaysia ranks 69th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK