Japan vs Malaysia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita

Japan
42.12 current US$ per person
in 2021
Malaysia
45.28 current US$ per person
in 2021
Japan rank
138th
Malaysia rank
137th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
0204060197519982021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 45.28 current US$ per person against 42.12 current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 3.16 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 138th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.1 current US$ per person 0.3499 current US$ per person 0.7509 current US$ per person Japan
1990s 5.43 current US$ per person 8.45 current US$ per person 3.02 current US$ per person Malaysia
2000s 9.03 current US$ per person 34.44 current US$ per person 25.42 current US$ per person Malaysia
2010s 25.8 current US$ per person 47.53 current US$ per person 21.73 current US$ per person Malaysia
2020s 40.42 current US$ per person 43.69 current US$ per person 3.27 current US$ per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita, Japan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 45.28 current US$ per person against 42.12 current US$ per person in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita between Japan and Malaysia?
3.16 current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
Japan ranks 138th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.