Malaysia vs Spain: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Malaysia
808,604 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
940,324 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
57th
Spain rank
56th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Spain
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 940,324 current US$ per square kilometre against 808,604 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 131,720 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 57th and Spain ranks 56th of 205 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre 5,487 current US$ per square kilometre 2,230 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1970s 11,174 current US$ per square kilometre 27,502 current US$ per square kilometre 16,327 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 41,634 current US$ per square kilometre 80,282 current US$ per square kilometre 38,648 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 173,432 current US$ per square kilometre 214,160 current US$ per square kilometre 40,728 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 333,274 current US$ per square kilometre 533,834 current US$ per square kilometre 200,560 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 586,184 current US$ per square kilometre 695,913 current US$ per square kilometre 109,729 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 752,217 current US$ per square kilometre 855,554 current US$ per square kilometre 103,337 current US$ per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Spain?
Spain, at 940,324 current US$ per square kilometre against 808,604 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Spain?
131,720 current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 57th and Spain ranks 56th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.