Small states vs Tuvalu: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Small states
0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Tuvalu
1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Small states rank
3rd
Tuvalu rank
3rd

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

  • Small states
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.9534 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 3.0 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Small states ahead.

Small states ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 3rd of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3947 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6427 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.248 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
2010s 0.4392 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6155 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
2020s 0.4865 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7125 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Small states or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Small states and Tuvalu?
0.9534 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Tuvalu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Small states and Tuvalu rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Small states ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.