Australia vs Malaysia: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions

Australia
297,131
in 2025
Malaysia
339,581
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Malaysia rank
23rd

Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions over time

  • Australia
  • Malaysia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199120082025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 339,581 against 297,131 in Australia, a difference of 42,450.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 118 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 53,197 60,056 6,859 Malaysia
2000s 114,606 109,509 5,097 Australia
2010s 219,102 192,586 26,516 Australia
2020s 265,913 271,304 5,391 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, Australia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 339,581 against 297,131 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions between Australia and Malaysia?
42,450, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions?
Australia ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 4,016 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.