Malaysia vs Philippines: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Malaysia
60,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
54,892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
63rd
Philippines rank
64th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197419982023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 60,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 54,892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Philippines, a difference of 5,251 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Philippines ahead.

Malaysia ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 64th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 1,207 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,567 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 360.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 2,310 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,671 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,361 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 6,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,804 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 18,959 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 42,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 31,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 58,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44,284 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Philippines?
Malaysia, at 60,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 54,892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Philippines?
5,251 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Philippines?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Philippines rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 64th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,921 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.