Bhutan vs Small states: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Bhutan
1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Small states
0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Bhutan rank
5th
Small states rank
3rd

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

  • Bhutan
  • Small states
0.511.5197019962023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.7834 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.6 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 5th and Small states ranks 3rd of 202 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Small states Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3947 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1428 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4392 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2506 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4865 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7466 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Bhutan or Small states?
Bhutan, at 1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Bhutan and Small states?
0.7834 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Small states?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Small states rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Bhutan ranks 5th and Small states ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.