Lower middle income vs Malaysia: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Lower middle income
0.2098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
31st
Malaysia rank
31st
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.3177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 31st 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 | Lower middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1906 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.1355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5631 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.1818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.2088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.1966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3243 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$), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 0.3177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Malaysia rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 31st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.