South Korea vs Malaysia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP

South Korea
0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Malaysia
0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
South Korea rank
150th
Malaysia rank
148th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP over time

  • South Korea
  • Malaysia
00.0050.010.015197519982021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 150th and Malaysia ranks 148th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
1980s 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
1990s 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2000s 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2010s 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp, South Korea or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp between South Korea and Malaysia?
0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malaysia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
How do South Korea and Malaysia rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
South Korea ranks 150th and Malaysia ranks 148th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.