Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
9th
Malaysia rank
12th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Malaysia
0.20.40.60.8196019922025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4382 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 45 groups.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7792 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5743 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.2944 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4758 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.2977 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3101 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.3271 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6699 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3428 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
0.4382 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.