Malta vs Pacific island small states: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Malta
0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Pacific island small states
0.1737 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malta rank
5th
Pacific island small states rank
4th

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

  • Malta
  • Pacific island small states
0.20.40.60.81197119972024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1737 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.5201 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 4.0 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 5th and Pacific island small states ranks 4th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Pacific island small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1783 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1187 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1980s 0.1905 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1462 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1990s 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1988 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states
2000s 0.4784 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1725 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3059 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 0.8467 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1557 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.691 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 0.7183 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1551 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5633 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Malta or Pacific island small states?
Malta, at 0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1737 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malta and Pacific island small states?
0.5201 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Pacific island small states?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Malta and Pacific island small states rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malta ranks 5th and Pacific island small states ranks 4th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.