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