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

Kuwait
7,715 current US$ per person
in 2023
Malaysia
7,588 current US$ per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
58th
Malaysia rank
60th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 7,715 current US$ per person against 7,588 current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 127 current US$ per person.

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

Kuwait ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 863.19 current US$ per person 114.74 current US$ per person 748.44 current US$ per person Kuwait
1970s 1,998 current US$ per person 307.36 current US$ per person 1,691 current US$ per person Kuwait
1980s 3,524 current US$ per person 892.69 current US$ per person 2,631 current US$ per person Kuwait
1990s 3,845 current US$ per person 2,761 current US$ per person 1,084 current US$ per person Kuwait
2000s 6,331 current US$ per person 4,203 current US$ per person 2,129 current US$ per person Kuwait
2010s 8,260 current US$ per person 6,147 current US$ per person 2,114 current US$ per person Kuwait
2020s 6,902 current US$ per person 7,169 current US$ per person 267.52 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$), per capita, Kuwait or Malaysia?
Kuwait, at 7,715 current US$ per person against 7,588 current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Malaysia?
127 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.