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

Benin
0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
154th
Zimbabwe rank
156th

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

  • Benin
  • Zimbabwe
00.20.40.6196019922025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Benin ranks 154th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1305 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1003 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1970s 0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0823 current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1980s 0.3047 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1854 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1193 current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1990s 0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3171 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.391 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2057 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.2476 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3096 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0621 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2020s 0.2428 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2092 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0336 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$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Zimbabwe?
Benin, at 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Zimbabwe?
0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zimbabwe?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 154th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.