China vs United States of America: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United States of America, a difference of 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United States of America ahead.
China ranks 191st and United States of America ranks 194th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, China or United States of America?
- China, at 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between China and United States of America?
- 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 191st and United States of America ranks 194th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.