Low & middle income vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate

Low & middle income
5.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
13.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
37th
Malaysia rank
40th

Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Malaysia
-200204060196119932025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13.4 % change on previous year against 5.57 % change on previous year in Low & middle income, a difference of 7.83 % change on previous year.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.4 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.21 % change on previous year 2.96 % change on previous year 1.25 % change on previous year Low & middle income
1970s 20.15 % change on previous year 22.92 % change on previous year 2.76 % change on previous year Malaysia
1980s 6.88 % change on previous year 12.38 % change on previous year 5.51 % change on previous year Malaysia
1990s 8.57 % change on previous year 12.73 % change on previous year 4.16 % change on previous year Malaysia
2000s 13.77 % change on previous year 7.51 % change on previous year 6.26 % change on previous year Low & middle income
2010s 6.74 % change on previous year 5.95 % change on previous year 0.7992 % change on previous year Low & middle income
2020s 6.59 % change on previous year 9.68 % change on previous year 3.09 % change on previous year Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Low & middle income or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 13.4 % change on previous year against 5.57 % change on previous year in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Low & middle income and Malaysia?
7.83 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Malaysia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Low & middle income and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
Low & middle income ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,588 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.