Malaysia vs Middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Malaysia
13.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Middle income
5.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia rank
40th
Middle income rank
38th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Malaysia
- Middle income
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13.4 % change on previous year against 5.46 % change on previous year in Middle income, a difference of 7.94 % change on previous year.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.5 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 40th and Middle income ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 % change on previous year | 4.17 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Middle income |
| 1970s | 22.92 % change on previous year | 20.29 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 12.38 % change on previous year | 7.05 % change on previous year | 5.34 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 12.73 % change on previous year | 8.8 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 7.51 % change on previous year | 13.74 % change on previous year | 6.23 % change on previous year | Middle income |
| 2010s | 5.95 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | 0.8846 % change on previous year | Middle income |
| 2020s | 9.68 % change on previous year | 6.59 % 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$), annual growth rate, Malaysia or Middle income?
- Malaysia, at 13.4 % change on previous year against 5.46 % change on previous year in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Malaysia and Middle income?
- 7.94 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 40th and Middle income ranks 38th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.