How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Venezuela?

61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Iran vs Venezuela: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit

Iran

0.1153 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Venezuela

0.1198 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Iran rank

194th

Venezuela rank

192nd

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

Iran
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.1198 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1153 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran, a difference of 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela ahead.

Iran ranks 194th and Venezuela ranks 192nd of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Venezuela
1970s	0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Venezuela
1980s	0.0817 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Venezuela
1990s	0.1564 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1576 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Venezuela
2000s	0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Iran
2010s	0.116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1522 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Venezuela
2020s	0.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Iran or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 0.1198 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1153 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Iran and Venezuela?: 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Venezuela?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iran and Venezuela rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Iran ranks 194th and Venezuela ranks 192nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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: 21 August 2026

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.