Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
158th
Saudi Arabia rank
155th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 158th and Saudi Arabia ranks 155th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4128 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2225 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.386 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2005 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1854 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.2793 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1688 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1105 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 158th and Saudi Arabia ranks 155th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.