Bahrain vs Malaysia: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Bahrain
7,783 current US$ per person
in 2023
Malaysia
8,900 current US$ per person
in 2023
Bahrain rank
41st
Malaysia rank
38th

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

  • Bahrain
  • Malaysia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196719952023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8,900 current US$ per person against 7,783 current US$ per person in Bahrain, a difference of 1,117 current US$ per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 41st and Malaysia ranks 38th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 4,969 current US$ per person 485.23 current US$ per person 4,483 current US$ per person Bahrain
1980s 5,155 current US$ per person 1,025 current US$ per person 4,131 current US$ per person Bahrain
1990s 3,250 current US$ per person 2,901 current US$ per person 349.16 current US$ per person Bahrain
2000s 2,754 current US$ per person 5,203 current US$ per person 2,449 current US$ per person Malaysia
2010s 7,110 current US$ per person 7,115 current US$ per person 5 current US$ per person Malaysia
2020s 7,837 current US$ per person 8,669 current US$ per person 832.38 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$), per capita, Bahrain or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 8,900 current US$ per person against 7,783 current US$ per person in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Bahrain and Malaysia?
1,117 current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malaysia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Bahrain ranks 41st and Malaysia ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.