Barbados vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Barbados
7,518 current US$ per person
in 2023
Malaysia
7,588 current US$ per person
in 2023
Barbados rank
61st
Malaysia rank
60th

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

  • Barbados
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 7,588 current US$ per person against 7,518 current US$ per person in Barbados, a difference of 70 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 60th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 310.63 current US$ per person 114.29 current US$ per person 196.34 current US$ per person Barbados
1970s 860.68 current US$ per person 307.36 current US$ per person 553.32 current US$ per person Barbados
1980s 2,216 current US$ per person 892.69 current US$ per person 1,323 current US$ per person Barbados
1990s 2,942 current US$ per person 2,761 current US$ per person 181.16 current US$ per person Barbados
2000s 5,040 current US$ per person 4,203 current US$ per person 837.41 current US$ per person Barbados
2010s 5,768 current US$ per person 6,147 current US$ per person 378.53 current US$ per person Malaysia
2020s 6,579 current US$ per person 7,169 current US$ per person 589.89 current US$ per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Barbados or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 7,588 current US$ per person against 7,518 current US$ per person in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Barbados and Malaysia?
70 current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malaysia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Barbados ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 60th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.