<p>Recent World Bank data on Malaysia's <a href="https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS?locations=MY" rel="nofollow noreferrer">high-tech exports share</a> show a sharp decline. What are the reasons for such a drastic structural change? Or is it just an error in the data? (I can find no evidence in the structural analysis export <a href="https://oec.world/en/profile/country/mys?yearSelector1=2021" rel="nofollow noreferrer">flows</a>).</p>
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2024-04-07T11:26:31.757Z
You would need to see Malaysia's exports of manufactured goods in 2021 and 2022 by product and the definition of ["high-technology exports"](https://databank.worldbank.org/metadataglossary/jobs/series/TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS).  Either high technology exports went down or total manufactured exports went up. The comparable chart for ["Medium and high technology exports"](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TX.MNF.TECH.ZS.UN?locations=MY) does not yet have 2022 data.
Henry
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2024-04-07T11:50:54.687Z
@Henry, thank you for the response. That is the problem that I cannot see that difference in overall [structure](https://oec.world/en/profile/country/mys?yearSelector1=2021) on 6 digits, or 4 digits as World Bank suggests in "Details" pop up. Such difference (about a half) would have been visible.
garej
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2024-04-07T12:11:09.803Z
You will find similar dips for Korea (Rep) and to a lesser extent China and Japan in 2022, while Switzerland had a big jump in 2022 (offsetting a big fall in 2017) as did Austria.  I doubt this indicator is particularly meaningful.
Henry
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Why did Malaysia's high-tech export share decline in Y2022?
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# Why did Malaysia's high-tech export share decline in Y2022?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-07)

Recent World Bank data on Malaysia's [high-tech exports share](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS?locations=MY) show a sharp decline. What are the reasons for such a drastic structural change? Or is it just an error in the data? (I can find no evidence in the structural analysis export [flows](https://oec.world/en/profile/country/mys?yearSelector1=2021)).

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> **username_1**: You would need to see Malaysia's exports of manufactured goods in 2021 and 2022 by product and the definition of ["high-technology exports"](https://databank.worldbank.org/metadataglossary/jobs/series/TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS).  Either high technology exports went down or total manufactured exports went up. The comparable chart for ["Medium and high technology exports"](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TX.MNF.TECH.ZS.UN?locations=MY) does not yet have 2022 data.  
> **username_0**: @username_1, thank you for the response. That is the problem that I cannot see that difference in overall [structure](https://oec.world/en/profile/country/mys?yearSelector1=2021) on 6 digits, or 4 digits as World Bank suggests in "Details" pop up. Such difference (about a half) would have been visible.  
> **username_1**: You will find similar dips for Korea (Rep) and to a lesser extent China and Japan in 2022, while Switzerland had a big jump in 2022 (offsetting a big fall in 2017) as did Austria.  I doubt this indicator is particularly meaningful.  

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