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

American Samoa
1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
811,246 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
54th
Malaysia rank
57th

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

  • American Samoa
  • Malaysia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196719952023

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 811,246 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 230,334 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 204 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 740,957 current US$ per square kilometre 330,431 current US$ per square kilometre 410,526 current US$ per square kilometre American Samoa
2010s 963,620 current US$ per square kilometre 579,694 current US$ per square kilometre 383,926 current US$ per square kilometre American Samoa
2020s 865,016 current US$ per square kilometre 753,926 current US$ per square kilometre 111,090 current US$ per square kilometre American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, American Samoa or Malaysia?
American Samoa, at 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 811,246 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between American Samoa and Malaysia?
230,334 current US$ per square kilometre, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Malaysia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
American Samoa ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.