Malaysia vs Upper middle income: Personal remittances, paid
Personal remittances, paid over time
- Malaysia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 51.51 billion current US$ against 10.84 billion current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 40.67 billion current US$.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 4.8 times Malaysia's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 195 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.57 million current US$ | 1.44 billion current US$ | 1.43 billion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 61.15 million current US$ | 2.94 billion current US$ | 2.88 billion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 907.55 million current US$ | 3.31 billion current US$ | 2.40 billion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 4.46 billion current US$ | 14.93 billion current US$ | 10.47 billion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 9.85 billion current US$ | 42.86 billion current US$ | 33.01 billion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 9.46 billion current US$ | 61.66 billion current US$ | 52.20 billion current US$ | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid, Malaysia or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 51.51 billion current US$ against 10.84 billion current US$ in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between Malaysia and Upper middle income?
- 40.67 billion current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Upper middle income?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Upper middle income rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
- Malaysia ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.