Benin vs Norway: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Benin
0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway
0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
154th
Norway rank
153rd

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

  • Benin
  • Norway
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Benin ranks 154th and Norway ranks 153rd of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1305 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1463 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
1970s 0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2841 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
1980s 0.3047 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2401 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0645 current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1990s 0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
2000s 0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
2010s 0.2476 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
2020s 0.2428 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Norway?
Norway, at 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Norway?
0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Norway?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Norway rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 154th and Norway ranks 153rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.