Malaysia vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita
Malaysia
36,791 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
34,818 current LCU per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
110th
South Africa rank
113th
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 36,791 current LCU per person against 34,818 current LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 1,973 current LCU per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 113th of 193 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 371.99 current LCU per person | 98.57 current LCU per person | 273.42 current LCU per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 913.97 current LCU per person | 268.71 current LCU per person | 645.26 current LCU per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2,739 current LCU per person | 864.4 current LCU per person | 1,875 current LCU per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9,171 current LCU per person | 2,548 current LCU per person | 6,622 current LCU per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 17,706 current LCU per person | 9,628 current LCU per person | 8,078 current LCU per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 23,757 current LCU per person | 21,302 current LCU per person | 2,455 current LCU per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 32,271 current LCU per person | 30,880 current LCU per person | 1,391 current LCU per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Malaysia or South Africa?
- Malaysia, at 36,791 current LCU per person against 34,818 current LCU per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 1,973 current LCU per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 113th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita. 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.