Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.04 for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia peaked at 0.06 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 85th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.031 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.032 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture share gdp 8.22 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.22 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 8.13 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 335,444 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia?
- Potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Malaysia was 0.04 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 in 2016.
- What is the lowest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Malaysia ranks 85th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — 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