Malta vs South Asia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Malta
14,958 current US$ per person
in 2023
South Asia
459.11 current US$ per person
in 2023
Malta rank
29th
South Asia rank
31st

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

  • Malta
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 14,958 current US$ per person against 459.11 current US$ per person in South Asia, a difference of 14,499 current US$ per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 32.6 times South Asia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 29th and South Asia ranks 31st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 291.14 current US$ per person 4.49 current US$ per person 286.65 current US$ per person Malta
1970s 1,153 current US$ per person 7.87 current US$ per person 1,145 current US$ per person Malta
1980s 2,750 current US$ per person 20.24 current US$ per person 2,729 current US$ per person Malta
1990s 6,791 current US$ per person 35.06 current US$ per person 6,756 current US$ per person Malta
2000s 9,436 current US$ per person 113.65 current US$ per person 9,322 current US$ per person Malta
2010s 13,682 current US$ per person 330.49 current US$ per person 13,352 current US$ per person Malta
2020s 13,652 current US$ per person 415.15 current US$ per person 13,237 current US$ per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Malta or South Asia?
Malta, at 14,958 current US$ per person against 459.11 current US$ per person in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Malta and South Asia?
14,499 current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Malta and South Asia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Malta ranks 29th and South Asia ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.