Lower middle income vs Malaysia: External balance on goods and services
External balance on goods and services over time
- Lower middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.5% against -3.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 44 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.5% | 5.2% | 6.7% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | -2.7% | 4.3% | 7.0% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | -4.1% | 2.6% | 6.7% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -1.9% | 4.3% | 6.3% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -1.6% | 20.0% | 21.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | -3.4% | 9.5% | 12.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -3.0% | 6.1% | 9.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Lower middle income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 5.5% against -3.1% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 8.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Malaysia rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Lower middle income ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.