Malaysia vs Seychelles: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Malaysia
71.4%
in 2024
Seychelles
73.3%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
20th
Seychelles rank
19th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 73.3% against 71.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Seychelles ahead.
Malaysia ranks 20th and Seychelles ranks 19th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.2% | 62.6% | 29.4% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 42.1% | 49.1% | 6.9% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 50.6% | 24.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 150.4% | 74.1% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 191.9% | 131.8% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 98.3% | 32.2% | Seychelles |
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 Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 73.3% 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 Seychelles?
- 1.9%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Seychelles?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Seychelles rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 20th and Seychelles ranks 19th 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).