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

Somalia
0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Zambia
0.3671 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Somalia rank
86th
Zambia rank
85th

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

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
00.20.40.60.8196219922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.3671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Somalia ranks 86th and Zambia ranks 85th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1405 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1970s 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2685 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.4081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1990s 0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2344 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2849 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1734 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.3536 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3352 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 0.3963 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3229 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0734 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$), per unit, Somalia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.3671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Somalia and Zambia?
0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Somalia ranks 86th and Zambia ranks 85th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.