Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Guinea-Bissau
322.03 million current US$
in 2023
Vanuatu
424.38 million current US$
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
198th
Vanuatu rank
195th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Vanuatu
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196419932023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 424.38 million current US$ against 322.03 million current US$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 102.35 million current US$.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 198th and Vanuatu ranks 195th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 17.20 million current US$ 9.51 million current US$ 7.69 million current US$ Guinea-Bissau
1970s 33.37 million current US$ 27.31 million current US$ 6.05 million current US$ Guinea-Bissau
1980s 64.58 million current US$ 80.51 million current US$ 15.93 million current US$ Vanuatu
1990s 109.11 million current US$ 167.88 million current US$ 58.77 million current US$ Vanuatu
2000s 78.94 million current US$ 197.18 million current US$ 118.23 million current US$ Vanuatu
2010s 139.50 million current US$ 353.74 million current US$ 214.25 million current US$ Vanuatu
2020s 251.51 million current US$ 347.77 million current US$ 96.26 million current US$ Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Guinea-Bissau or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 424.38 million current US$ against 322.03 million current US$ in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
102.35 million current US$, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 198th and Vanuatu ranks 195th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.