Chile vs Ecuador: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Chile
0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ecuador
0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Chile rank
138th
Ecuador rank
141st

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

  • Chile
  • Ecuador
0.10.20.3196019922025

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 138th and Ecuador ranks 141st of 203 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0718 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0519 current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
1970s 0.1484 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
1980s 0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1168 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
1990s 0.2255 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1556 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
2000s 0.2615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2491 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
2010s 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
2020s 0.2738 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2426 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Chile or Ecuador?
Chile, at 0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Chile and Ecuador?
0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ecuador?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Chile and Ecuador rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Chile ranks 138th and Ecuador ranks 141st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.