How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Singapore: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP

Malaysia

2.33 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Singapore

1.74 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malaysia rank

99th

Singapore rank

101st

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time

Malaysia
Singapore

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.33 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.74 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.59 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

Malaysia ranks 99th and Singapore ranks 101st of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	6.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1354 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Singapore
1970s	3.35 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	4.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.7441 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Singapore
1980s	2.37 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	2.6 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.2286 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Singapore
1990s	3.47 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	2.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.33 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
2000s	3.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	2.7 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.8282 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
2010s	2.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.3046 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
2020s	2.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.77 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.6335 constant LCU 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 lcu), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Singapore?: Malaysia, at 2.33 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.74 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Singapore?: 0.59 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?: Malaysia ranks 99th and Singapore ranks 101st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 179 places, 7,734 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

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