Africa Western and Central vs Malaysia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
10th
Malaysia rank
8th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.557 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 10th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4609 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1970s 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4339 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.1699 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5183 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3484 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.1651 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8033 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6382 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.254 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9419 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6878 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6985 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4939 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7871 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6108 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Malaysia?
0.557 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Malaysia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 10th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.