Algeria vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Algeria
0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Algeria rank
172nd
Saudi Arabia rank
170th

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

  • Algeria
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Algeria, a difference of 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 172nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2023 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1398 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0625 current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
1970s 0.2651 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1382 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
1980s 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0604 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.187 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1833 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
2010s 0.2351 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1926 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0425 current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
2020s 0.1914 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Algeria or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Algeria ranks 172nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.