Malaysia vs Thailand: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Malaysia
0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Thailand
0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia rank
64th
Thailand rank
65th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Thailand, a difference of 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 64th and Thailand ranks 65th of 194 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Malaysia ranks 64th and Thailand ranks 65th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.