Cape Verde vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Cape Verde
0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
15th
Malaysia rank
12th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.4383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.4933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.6934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Cape Verde or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and Malaysia?
- 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malaysia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.