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
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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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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.