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

Malta
0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Small states
0.2823 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malta rank
5th
Small states rank
2nd

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

  • Malta
  • Small states
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2823 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.4115 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.5 times Small states's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 5th and Small states ranks 2nd of 198 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.171 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0885 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0826 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1980s 0.1905 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0999 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0906 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1990s 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1265 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2000s 0.4784 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.151 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3274 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 0.8467 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2103 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6363 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 0.7183 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2666 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4517 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$), per unit of gdp, Malta or Small states?
Malta, at 0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2823 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malta and Small states?
0.4115 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Small states?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Malta and Small states rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malta ranks 5th and Small states ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.