Malaysia vs Palau: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Malaysia
71.4%
in 2024
Palau
76.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
20th
Palau rank
17th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 76.0% against 71.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 20th and Palau ranks 17th of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 55.4% | 20.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 60.3% | 0.2% | Palau |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 81.8% | 15.7% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Malaysia or Palau?
- Palau, at 76.0% against 71.4% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Malaysia and Palau?
- 4.6%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Palau?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Palau rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 20th and Palau ranks 17th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).