High income vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

High income
0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
High income rank
15th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

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

  • High income
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.5184 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 3.2 times High income's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 44 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1148 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1175 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.1323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3084 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.205 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3571 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1522 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5098 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2791 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.2331 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4255 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, High income or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between High income and United Arab Emirates?
0.5184 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do High income and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
High income ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.