Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Malaysia
0.5883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
17th

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.20.40.60.81197419992024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.5883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3618 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 199 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.479 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.5161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.7872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.9422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.6187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.6112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1956 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Malaysia, at 0.5883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.3618 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,573 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods exports (BoP, 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.