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

Caribbean Small States
0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Tuvalu
1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Caribbean Small States rank
5th
Tuvalu rank
3rd

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

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 4.3 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 5th and Tuvalu ranks 3rd of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3322 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6427 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3105 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
2010s 0.3331 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7216 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
2020s 0.3078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8911 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Caribbean Small States or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 1.44 current US$ 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$), per unit between Caribbean Small States and Tuvalu?
1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Tuvalu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Caribbean Small States and Tuvalu rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Caribbean Small States ranks 5th and Tuvalu ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.