Denmark vs Malaysia: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Denmark
295.57 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malaysia
313.39 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Denmark rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
31st

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Denmark
  • Malaysia
0100.0B200.0B300.0B197419992024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 313.39 billion BoP, current US$ against 295.57 billion BoP, current US$ in Denmark, a difference of 17.82 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 31st of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 17.55 billion BoP, current US$ 7.24 billion BoP, current US$ 10.32 billion BoP, current US$ Denmark
1980s 30.87 billion BoP, current US$ 19.43 billion BoP, current US$ 11.44 billion BoP, current US$ Denmark
1990s 73.34 billion BoP, current US$ 70.77 billion BoP, current US$ 2.57 billion BoP, current US$ Denmark
2000s 130.83 billion BoP, current US$ 137.77 billion BoP, current US$ 6.94 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2010s 183.97 billion BoP, current US$ 227.81 billion BoP, current US$ 43.84 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2020s 255.73 billion BoP, current US$ 278.56 billion BoP, current US$ 22.83 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Denmark or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 313.39 billion BoP, current US$ against 295.57 billion BoP, current US$ in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Denmark and Malaysia?
17.82 billion BoP, current US$, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Malaysia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Malaysia rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Denmark ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.