Australia vs Qatar: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar
0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
173rd
Qatar rank
172nd

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

  • Australia
  • Qatar
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.

Australia ranks 173rd and Qatar ranks 172nd of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1198 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2425 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1227 current US$ per US$ of GDP Qatar
1980s 0.1432 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0604 current US$ per US$ of GDP Qatar
1990s 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2832 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1305 current US$ per US$ of GDP Qatar
2000s 0.1816 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP Qatar
2010s 0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s 0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Australia or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Australia and Qatar?
0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Qatar?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Australia and Qatar rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 173rd and Qatar ranks 172nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.