Japan vs Malaysia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate

Japan
8.31 % change on previous year
in 2021
Malaysia
8.81 % change on previous year
in 2021
Japan rank
114th
Malaysia rank
111th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
-50050100197619982021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8.81 % change on previous year against 8.31 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.5 % change on previous year.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 111th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 33.76 % change on previous year 6.05 % change on previous year 27.71 % change on previous year Japan
1990s 6.37 % change on previous year 15.67 % change on previous year 9.3 % change on previous year Malaysia
2000s 13.75 % change on previous year 14.95 % change on previous year 1.2 % change on previous year Malaysia
2010s 12.14 % change on previous year 3.66 % change on previous year 8.48 % change on previous year Japan
2020s 9.84 % change on previous year -0.9387 % change on previous year 10.78 % change on previous year Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate, Japan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 8.81 % change on previous year against 8.31 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate between Japan and Malaysia?
0.5 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 111th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,234 data points, 1971–2021
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.