Japan vs Malaysia: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Japan
5,879 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia
6,985 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Japan rank
48th
Malaysia rank
45th
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 6,985 BoP, current US$ per person against 5,879 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 1,106 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 200 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,106 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,585 BoP, current US$ per person | 479.39 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 4,204 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,212 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,008 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5,556 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,313 BoP, current US$ per person | 756.71 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5,679 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,848 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per capita, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 6,985 BoP, current US$ per person against 5,879 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per capita between Japan and Malaysia?
- 1,106 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.