American Samoa vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

American Samoa
0.7371 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Malaysia
0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
American Samoa rank
10th
Malaysia rank
12th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • American Samoa
  • Malaysia
0.40.60.811.2196019922025

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.7371 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 10th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 203 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7541 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa
2010s 0.8629 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2551 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa
2020s 0.9483 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6411 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3072 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, American Samoa or Malaysia?
American Samoa, at 0.7371 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between American Samoa and Malaysia?
0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Malaysia?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
American Samoa ranks 10th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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