Malta vs Somalia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Malta
0.3654 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Somalia
0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Malta rank
87th
Somalia rank
86th

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

  • Malta
  • Somalia
00.20.40.60.81196219922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3654 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malta, a difference of 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 87th and Somalia ranks 86th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6932 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.488 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1980s 0.639 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.231 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1990s 0.7623 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5814 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2000s 0.616 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5044 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 0.518 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3536 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 0.3726 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3963 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Malta or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3654 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Malta and Somalia?
0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Somalia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Malta ranks 87th and Somalia ranks 86th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.