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

Gambia
1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Gambia rank
8th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
11th

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

  • Gambia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.7714 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Gambia's figure about 4.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th of 202 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4226 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1518 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1970s 0.4567 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1682 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2885 current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1980s 0.5848 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1862 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3986 current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1990s 0.3561 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1439 current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2000s 0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.234 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2010s 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2020s 0.5246 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.28 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$), per unit, Gambia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Gambia, at 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.7714 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Gambia ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.