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

Latvia
0.6391 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Malaysia
0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Latvia rank
28th
Malaysia rank
26th

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

  • Latvia
  • Malaysia
00.20.40.60.8196719952023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6391 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latvia, a difference of 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.

Latvia ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 202 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3994 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8052 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4058 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.4707 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7625 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2918 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.5787 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6009 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.6518 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6483 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Latvia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6391 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Latvia and Malaysia?
0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malaysia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Latvia ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.