Africa Western and Central vs Malaysia: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Africa Western and Central
318.78 current US$ per person
in 2023
Malaysia
8,900 current US$ per person
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
35th
Malaysia rank
38th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Malaysia
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196019912023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8,900 current US$ per person against 318.78 current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 8,581 current US$ per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 27.9 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 44 groups.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 19.55 current US$ per person 134.65 current US$ per person 115.11 current US$ per person Malaysia
1970s 76.55 current US$ per person 372.19 current US$ per person 295.65 current US$ per person Malaysia
1980s 100.16 current US$ per person 1,025 current US$ per person 924.35 current US$ per person Malaysia
1990s 109.26 current US$ per person 2,901 current US$ per person 2,791 current US$ per person Malaysia
2000s 288.17 current US$ per person 5,203 current US$ per person 4,915 current US$ per person Malaysia
2010s 397.8 current US$ per person 7,115 current US$ per person 6,717 current US$ per person Malaysia
2020s 310.48 current US$ per person 8,669 current US$ per person 8,359 current US$ per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Africa Western and Central or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 8,900 current US$ per person against 318.78 current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Africa Western and Central and Malaysia?
8,581 current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Malaysia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.