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

Malaysia
8,900 current US$ per person
in 2023
South Asia
289.6 current US$ per person
in 2023
Malaysia rank
38th
South Asia rank
37th

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

  • Malaysia
  • South Asia
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196019912023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8,900 current US$ per person against 289.6 current US$ per person in South Asia, a difference of 8,610 current US$ per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 30.7 times South Asia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 38th and South Asia ranks 37th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 134.65 current US$ per person 2.72 current US$ per person 131.94 current US$ per person Malaysia
1970s 372.19 current US$ per person 5.9 current US$ per person 366.29 current US$ per person Malaysia
1980s 1,025 current US$ per person 10.86 current US$ per person 1,014 current US$ per person Malaysia
1990s 2,901 current US$ per person 27.77 current US$ per person 2,873 current US$ per person Malaysia
2000s 5,203 current US$ per person 83.65 current US$ per person 5,120 current US$ per person Malaysia
2010s 7,115 current US$ per person 211.25 current US$ per person 6,904 current US$ per person Malaysia
2020s 8,669 current US$ per person 266.8 current US$ per person 8,403 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$), per capita, Malaysia or South Asia?
Malaysia, at 8,900 current US$ per person against 289.6 current US$ per person in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Malaysia and South Asia?
8,610 current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Asia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and South Asia rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 38th and South Asia ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.