Africa Western and Central vs Timor-Leste: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Timor-Leste
0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
39th
Timor-Leste rank
38th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Timor-Leste
00.20.40.6196019922025

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.3231 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.7 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Timor-Leste ranks 38th of 45 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3161 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1476 current US$ per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste
2010s 0.1681 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2345 current US$ per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste
2020s 0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3824 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2206 current US$ per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Timor-Leste?
0.3231 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Timor-Leste?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Timor-Leste rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Timor-Leste ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.