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

Kiribati
0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Malaysia
0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kiribati rank
24th
Malaysia rank
26th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Malaysia
0.40.60.81196719952023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

Kiribati ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6039 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7625 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1586 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.5176 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6009 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0833 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.6109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6483 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Kiribati or Malaysia?
Kiribati, at 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Kiribati and Malaysia?
0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malaysia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Kiribati ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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