Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Malaysia
0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia rank
12th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
10th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.20.40.60.8196019922025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4479 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Malaysia ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1961 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1970s 0.3582 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1536 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.4439 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2423 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.7644 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2108 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5535 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.7701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5487 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.6078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2241 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.6699 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4322 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$), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Malaysia, at 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.4479 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.