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

Netherlands
0.738 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Netherlands rank
19th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

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

  • Netherlands
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.738 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Netherlands ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 202 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2952 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1980s 0.3361 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1489 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1990s 0.3289 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3084 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2000s 0.5148 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3571 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2010s 0.6578 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5098 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2020s 0.7332 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.738 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Netherlands ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.