Cape Verde vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Cape Verde
0.6947 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
25th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.20.40.60.8196019912023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.6947 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.4793 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 3.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4376 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2759 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
1990s 0.4656 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2749 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2000s 0.4317 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2115 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2010s 0.4029 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2020s 0.6747 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Cape Verde or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Cape Verde, at 0.6947 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Cape Verde and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.4793 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Cape Verde ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.