Maldives vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Maldives
0.5282 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Maldives rank
40th
Upper middle income rank
37th

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

  • Maldives
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.5282 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.8 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 40th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 202 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1088 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7021 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.6724 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1642 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5082 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.5019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1996 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3023 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.5205 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1929 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3277 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Maldives or Upper middle income?
Maldives, at 0.5282 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Maldives and Upper middle income?
0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Upper middle income?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Maldives ranks 40th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.