Caribbean Small States vs Gambia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Caribbean Small States
0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Gambia
1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Caribbean Small States rank
5th
Gambia rank
8th

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

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Gambia's figure about 3.1 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 5th and Gambia ranks 8th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4596 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4226 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP Caribbean Small States
1970s 0.8445 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4567 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3878 current US$ per US$ of GDP Caribbean Small States
1980s 0.4921 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5848 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0928 current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1990s 0.446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3561 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0899 current US$ per US$ of GDP Caribbean Small States
2000s 0.3322 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP Caribbean Small States
2010s 0.3331 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP Caribbean Small States
2020s 0.3078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5246 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2168 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$), per unit, Caribbean Small States or Gambia?
Gambia, at 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Caribbean Small States and Gambia?
0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Gambia?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Caribbean Small States and Gambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Caribbean Small States ranks 5th and Gambia ranks 8th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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

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.