Malaysia vs Upper middle income: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Malaysia
0.5883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
18th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Upper middle income
0.20.40.60.81197419992025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.5883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.3633 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.6 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 199 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3906 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.7872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.9422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.6187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.6112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3924 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$), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Upper middle income?
Malaysia, at 0.5883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Upper middle income?
0.3633 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Upper middle income?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Upper middle income rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), 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.