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

Afghanistan
0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
158th
Zimbabwe rank
156th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 158th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4128 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.391 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.386 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3096 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.2793 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2116 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0677 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$), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.1974 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 158th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.