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
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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About this data
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.