Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Palau: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Palau
0.9749 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
11th
Palau rank
9th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Palau
0.20.40.60.81196019912023

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.9749 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.7163 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Palau's figure about 3.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th and Palau ranks 9th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 0.234 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.554 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2010s 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3568 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 0.2446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.833 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5884 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Palau?
Palau, at 0.9749 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Palau?
0.7163 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Palau?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Palau rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th and Palau ranks 9th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.