Malaysia vs World: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Malaysia
0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
World
0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia rank
31st
World rank
32nd
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- World
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.3181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.5 times World's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 31st and World ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2885 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.7088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.5148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2968 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.5209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3067 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$), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or World?
- Malaysia, at 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and World?
- 0.3181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and World?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and World rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 31st and World ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.