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

High income
0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
High income rank
15th
Malaysia rank
12th

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

  • High income
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.4822 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.0 times High income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 45 groups.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0943 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1970s 0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3582 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2209 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.1558 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4439 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2881 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7644 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6024 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5563 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.367 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.2423 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6699 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4276 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$), per unit of gdp, High income or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between High income and Malaysia?
0.4822 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Malaysia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do High income and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
High income ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.