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

Malaysia
951,523 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
37th
Viet Nam rank
36th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Viet Nam
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 951,523 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 149,497 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 37th and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 3,994 current US$ per square kilometre 0.6134 current US$ per square kilometre 3,994 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 5,789 current US$ per square kilometre 9.6 current US$ per square kilometre 5,780 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 48,632 current US$ per square kilometre 914.16 current US$ per square kilometre 47,717 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 180,774 current US$ per square kilometre 16,378 current US$ per square kilometre 164,396 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 409,471 current US$ per square kilometre 104,563 current US$ per square kilometre 304,908 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 670,546 current US$ per square kilometre 509,340 current US$ per square kilometre 161,206 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 911,447 current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 139,075 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Malaysia or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 951,523 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Malaysia and Viet Nam?
149,497 current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?
50 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Malaysia ranks 37th and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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