Lesotho vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Lesotho
0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
11th
Malaysia rank
12th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Malaysia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 203 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.9117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5534 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.9569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1868 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.9074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.7549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Malaysia?
- Lesotho, at 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Malaysia?
- 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.