Malaysia vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Malaysia
13.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
4.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia rank
40th
Upper middle income rank
42nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Malaysia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13.4 % change on previous year against 4.92 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.48 % change on previous year.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.7 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 40th and Upper middle income ranks 42nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 22.92 % change on previous year | 20.76 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 12.38 % change on previous year | 8.14 % change on previous year | 4.24 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 12.73 % change on previous year | 9.6 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 7.51 % change on previous year | 13.5 % change on previous year | 5.98 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 5.95 % change on previous year | 7.07 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 9.68 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Malaysia or Upper middle income?
- Malaysia, at 13.4 % change on previous year against 4.92 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Malaysia and Upper middle income?
- 8.48 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 40th and Upper middle income ranks 42nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.