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

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Thailand: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Malaysia

0.7422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Thailand

0.7314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malaysia rank

50th

Thailand rank

51st

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

Malaysia
Thailand

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.7422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Thailand, a difference of 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 51st of 199 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.5053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
1980s	0.6332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
1990s	0.9468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4797 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4672 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
2000s	0.9693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
2010s	0.7204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6602 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0602 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
2020s	0.7137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.66 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Malaysia or Thailand?: Malaysia, at 0.7422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Malaysia and Thailand?: 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: Malaysia ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 51st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods, services and primary income (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.