How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Gambia?

58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.

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.

Arab World vs Gambia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Arab World

0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Gambia

1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Arab World rank

8th

Gambia rank

8th

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

Arab World
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.7297 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Gambia's figure about 3.4 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Gambia ahead.

Arab World ranks 8th and Gambia ranks 8th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4226 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2666 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Gambia
1970s	0.1826 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4567 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2741 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Gambia
1980s	0.2162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5848 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3686 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Gambia
1990s	0.2207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3561 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Gambia
2000s	0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Arab World
2010s	0.2814 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Arab World
2020s	0.2775 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Arab World or Gambia?: Gambia, at 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Arab World and Gambia?: 0.7297 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Gambia?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Arab World and Gambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Arab World ranks 8th and Gambia ranks 8th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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: 21 August 2026

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.