Barbados vs Malaysia: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Barbados
7,898 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2017
Malaysia
7,849 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
71st
Malaysia rank
72nd

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Barbados
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 7,898 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,849 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 49 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 71st and Malaysia ranks 72nd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 1,252 BoP, current US$ per person 505.17 BoP, current US$ per person 747.12 BoP, current US$ per person Barbados
1980s 2,698 BoP, current US$ per person 1,124 BoP, current US$ per person 1,575 BoP, current US$ per person Barbados
1990s 3,697 BoP, current US$ per person 3,184 BoP, current US$ per person 512.85 BoP, current US$ per person Barbados
2000s 6,822 BoP, current US$ per person 4,862 BoP, current US$ per person 1,960 BoP, current US$ per person Barbados
2010s 8,100 BoP, current US$ per person 6,616 BoP, current US$ per person 1,484 BoP, current US$ per person Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Barbados or Malaysia?
Barbados, at 7,898 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,849 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2017.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Barbados and Malaysia?
49 BoP, current US$ per person, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malaysia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Malaysia rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Barbados ranks 71st and Malaysia ranks 72nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,802 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.