Malaysia vs Upper middle income: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP

Malaysia
0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia rank
39th
Upper middle income rank
40th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 16.7 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Malaysia ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP Upper middle income
1980s 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Upper middle income?
Malaysia, at 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Upper middle income?
0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Upper middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Upper middle income rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.