Lower middle income vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Lower middle income
1.37 trillion current US$
in 2023
Malaysia
266.54 billion current US$
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
24th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) over time
- Lower middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 1.37 trillion current US$ against 266.54 billion current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 1.11 trillion current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 5.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.24 billion current US$ | 1.12 billion current US$ | 9.13 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 31.40 billion current US$ | 3.60 billion current US$ | 27.80 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 70.91 billion current US$ | 13.54 billion current US$ | 57.37 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 124.51 billion current US$ | 56.23 billion current US$ | 68.28 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 375.12 billion current US$ | 108.56 billion current US$ | 266.56 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 1.01 trillion current US$ | 190.46 billion current US$ | 814.94 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 1.24 trillion current US$ | 247.70 billion current US$ | 988.13 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Lower middle income or Malaysia?
- Lower middle income, at 1.37 trillion current US$ against 266.54 billion current US$ in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 1.11 trillion current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Lower middle income and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.