Malaysia vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Malaysia
0.7817 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.2188 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Malaysia rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
15th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.7817 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.5629 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.6 times Upper middle income's.

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

Malaysia ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.385 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3326 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1970s 0.4117 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3484 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.5045 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.393 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.7953 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1565 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6388 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.9408 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2544 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6864 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.6963 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4762 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.7846 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2216 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.563 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Malaysia or Upper middle income?
Malaysia, at 0.7817 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Malaysia and Upper middle income?
0.5629 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Upper middle income?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Malaysia ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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