Africa Western and Central vs Maldives: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Africa Western and Central
0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Maldives
0.5282 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
38th
Maldives rank
40th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.5282 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.3392 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.8 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Maldives ranks 40th of 44 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1174 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6935 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.1495 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6724 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5228 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3504 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3195 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5205 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3646 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Africa Western and Central or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.5282 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Africa Western and Central and Maldives?
0.3392 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Maldives?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Maldives rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Maldives ranks 40th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.