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

Bhutan
1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Tuvalu
1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Bhutan rank
5th
Tuvalu rank
3rd

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

  • Bhutan
  • Tuvalu
00.511.5200020112023

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 5th and Tuvalu ranks 3rd of 202 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6427 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1052 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
2010s 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3649 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
2020s 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0341 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$), per unit, Bhutan or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Bhutan and Tuvalu?
0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Tuvalu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Tuvalu rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Bhutan ranks 5th and Tuvalu ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.