Japan vs Malaysia: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Japan
5,909 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia
6,264 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Japan rank
70th
Malaysia rank
67th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 6,264 BoP, current US$ per person against 5,909 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 355 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 70th and Malaysia ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,249 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,048 BoP, current US$ per person | 798.58 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3,448 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,015 BoP, current US$ per person | 567.02 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5,587 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,256 BoP, current US$ per person | 330.96 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 5,903 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,845 BoP, current US$ per person | 58.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 6,264 BoP, current US$ per person against 5,909 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Japan and Malaysia?
- 355 BoP, current US$ 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 imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 70th and Malaysia ranks 67th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods imports (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.