Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malaysia: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th
Malaysia rank
31st

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malaysia
00.20.40.60.8197419992025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.1002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.1173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5915 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.1747 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.1837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.2229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2981 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$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?
0.3107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.