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

Malaysia
811,246 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
57th
Viet Nam rank
55th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Viet Nam
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre against 811,246 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 204,824 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 57th and Viet Nam ranks 55th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 3,398 current US$ per square kilometre 394.61 current US$ per square kilometre 3,003 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 5,097 current US$ per square kilometre 937.19 current US$ per square kilometre 4,160 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 42,175 current US$ per square kilometre 1,345 current US$ per square kilometre 40,829 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 171,151 current US$ per square kilometre 20,354 current US$ per square kilometre 150,797 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 330,431 current US$ per square kilometre 128,123 current US$ per square kilometre 202,308 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 579,694 current US$ per square kilometre 511,740 current US$ per square kilometre 67,954 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 753,926 current US$ per square kilometre 999,388 current US$ per square kilometre 245,463 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Malaysia or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.02 million current US$ 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$), per between Malaysia and Viet Nam?
204,824 current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?
50 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Malaysia ranks 57th and Viet Nam ranks 55th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.