Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 113 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Malaysia, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 113 for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Malaysia peaked at 113 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2012.
Malaysia ranks 101st of 266 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 54 | — |
| 2013 | 59 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 67 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 79 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 84 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 100 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 105 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 110 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 111 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 113 | +1.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 113 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 113, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 113 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 5.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.5 | 54 | 88 | 8 |
| 2020s | 105.5 | 94 | 113 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2311 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Malaysia?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Malaysia was 113 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 113 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2012.
- How does Malaysia rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Malaysia ranks 101st out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. 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 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) transferring plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to the country (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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