Denmark vs South Africa: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Denmark
0.2945 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Denmark rank
117th
South Africa rank
114th

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

  • Denmark
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2945 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Denmark, a difference of 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 114th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1718 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0861 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
1970s 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1672 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
1980s 0.266 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0766 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
1990s 0.2446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1633 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0813 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2000s 0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2328 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2010s 0.2793 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.2961 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3008 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Denmark or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2945 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Denmark and South Africa?
0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and South Africa rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Denmark ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 114th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.