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

Belgium
0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
9th
Malaysia rank
12th

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

  • Belgium
  • Malaysia
0.40.60.81196019922025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malaysia ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6382 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8262 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.7975 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2010s 0.8354 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2275 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2020s 0.8463 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6699 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Malaysia?
Belgium, at 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Malaysia?
0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malaysia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Belgium ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.