Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2209 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2209 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5288 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 44 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1031 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1292 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0827 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1045 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.1079 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3084 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2005 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.2072 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3571 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1499 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.2177 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5098 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2921 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.1942 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4644 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.7497 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2209 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
0.5288 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.