Lower middle income vs Malaysia: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Lower middle income
0.2393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.5978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
27th
Malaysia rank
25th
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.3585 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 36 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7905 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.4579 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8577 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.242 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6078 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2805 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6068 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.3037 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9027 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5991 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.2478 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3432 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3871 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.5978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 0.3585 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Malaysia rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), 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
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 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.