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

Lesotho
0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho rank
16th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

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

  • Lesotho
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 0.586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3571 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2288 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.6624 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5098 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.7866 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Lesotho or United Arab Emirates?
Lesotho, at 0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?
0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Lesotho ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.