Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
185th
Zimbabwe rank
184th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zimbabwe
0.0250.050.0750.10.125197720002024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 185th and Zimbabwe ranks 184th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1980s 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1990s 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0908 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0786 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 185th and Zimbabwe ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.