Malaysia vs Small states: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Malaysia
0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Small states
0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia rank
8th
Small states rank
7th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- Small states
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.4973 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.7 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 8th and Small states ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 1980s | 0.5183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.8033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2809 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.9419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.6985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.7871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.468 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$), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Small states?
- Malaysia, at 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Small states?
- 0.4973 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Small states?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Small states rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 8th and Small states ranks 7th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.