Lower middle income vs Malaysia: Secondary income, other sectors, payments

Lower middle income
23.84 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malaysia
10.21 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
23rd
Malaysia rank
24th

Secondary income, other sectors, payments over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Malaysia
010.0B20.0B30.0B197419992024

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 23.84 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.21 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 13.64 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 2.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 47 groups.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ 61.30 million BoP, current US$ 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
1990s 1.52 billion BoP, current US$ 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 186.35 million BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2000s 6.93 billion BoP, current US$ 4.22 billion BoP, current US$ 2.71 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2010s 20.53 billion BoP, current US$ 8.06 billion BoP, current US$ 12.46 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2020s 22.44 billion BoP, current US$ 8.44 billion BoP, current US$ 14.01 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments, Lower middle income or Malaysia?
Lower middle income, at 23.84 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.21 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments between Lower middle income and Malaysia?
13.64 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malaysia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Malaysia rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments?
Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 8,676 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.