Malaysia vs OECD members: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Malaysia
0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
OECD members
0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia rank
31st
OECD members rank
34th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- OECD members
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.3251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3597 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.7088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.5148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.5209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3099 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$), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or OECD members?
- Malaysia, at 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and OECD members?
- 0.3251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and OECD members?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and OECD members rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 34th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.