Australia vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Australia
287.89 billion current US$
in 2023
Malaysia
266.54 billion current US$
in 2023
Australia rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
24th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Australia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 287.89 billion current US$ against 266.54 billion current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 21.35 billion current US$.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.08 billion current US$ 1.12 billion current US$ 2.97 billion current US$ Australia
1970s 10.31 billion current US$ 3.60 billion current US$ 6.71 billion current US$ Australia
1980s 28.14 billion current US$ 13.54 billion current US$ 14.61 billion current US$ Australia
1990s 56.31 billion current US$ 56.23 billion current US$ 79.03 million current US$ Australia
2000s 119.72 billion current US$ 108.56 billion current US$ 11.16 billion current US$ Australia
2010s 224.17 billion current US$ 190.46 billion current US$ 33.71 billion current US$ Australia
2020s 265.48 billion current US$ 247.70 billion current US$ 17.77 billion current US$ Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Australia or Malaysia?
Australia, at 287.89 billion current US$ against 266.54 billion current US$ in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Australia and Malaysia?
21.35 billion current US$, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Australia ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.