Laos vs Malaysia: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Laos
0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia
0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
31st

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

  • Laos
  • Malaysia
00.20.40.60.8197419992024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 31st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.2771 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1908 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.4185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Malaysia?
0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Malaysia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Malaysia rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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 imports (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
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (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.