Malaysia vs Thailand: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Malaysia
0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Thailand
0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia rank
72nd
Thailand rank
71st

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
0.050.10.150.2197419992025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 72nd and Thailand ranks 71st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.1181 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0698 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.1304 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.114 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Thailand?
0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 72nd and Thailand ranks 71st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Thailand: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/commercial-service-imports-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/malaysia/thailand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/commercial-service-imports-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/malaysia/thailand/">Malaysia vs Thailand: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.