Small states vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Small states
6,988 current US$ per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
37,372 current US$ per person
in 2023
Small states rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
9th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Small states
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 37,372 current US$ per person against 6,988 current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 30,384 current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 5.3 times Small states's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Small states ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 44 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 535.7 current US$ per person 3,923 current US$ per person 3,387 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 917.84 current US$ per person 5,821 current US$ per person 4,904 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 1,580 current US$ per person 8,081 current US$ per person 6,501 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 2,989 current US$ per person 13,512 current US$ per person 10,523 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 4,862 current US$ per person 24,428 current US$ per person 19,565 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 6,251 current US$ per person 30,289 current US$ per person 24,039 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Small states or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 37,372 current US$ per person against 6,988 current US$ per person in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Small states and United Arab Emirates?
30,384 current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Small states and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Small states ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.