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

Malaysia
8,900 current US$ per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
9,559 current US$ per person
in 2023
Malaysia rank
38th
Saudi Arabia rank
36th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Saudi Arabia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196419932023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,559 current US$ per person against 8,900 current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 659 current US$ per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 36th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 134.65 current US$ per person 538.15 current US$ per person 403.5 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 372.19 current US$ per person 4,861 current US$ per person 4,488 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 1,025 current US$ per person 6,760 current US$ per person 5,735 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 2,901 current US$ per person 3,753 current US$ per person 851.91 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 5,203 current US$ per person 11,535 current US$ per person 6,332 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 7,115 current US$ per person 12,382 current US$ per person 5,267 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 8,669 current US$ per person 9,253 current US$ per person 583.29 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 9,559 current US$ per person against 8,900 current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
659 current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.