Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Malaysia
0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Malaysia rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.20.40.60.8196019912023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4498 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3294 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1427 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1868 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1970s 0.3507 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1605 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.4394 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1603 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2791 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.7543 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1891 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5652 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.7625 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2224 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5401 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.6009 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.221 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3799 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.6483 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4316 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$), per unit, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Malaysia, at 0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.4498 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Malaysia ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.