Australia vs Malaysia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Australia
12,225 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia
10,452 current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
35th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12,225 current US$ per person against 10,452 current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 1,773 current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 264.23 current US$ per person | 136.17 current US$ per person | 128.06 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 782.37 current US$ per person | 391.04 current US$ per person | 391.34 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 1,583 current US$ per person | 1,053 current US$ per person | 529.81 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 2,795 current US$ per person | 2,929 current US$ per person | 133.75 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5,190 current US$ per person | 5,208 current US$ per person | 18.27 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 10,050 current US$ per person | 7,137 current US$ per person | 2,913 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 12,959 current US$ per person | 9,079 current US$ per person | 3,880 current US$ per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Australia or Malaysia?
- Australia, at 12,225 current US$ per person against 10,452 current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Australia and Malaysia?
- 1,773 current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (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.