Djibouti vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Djibouti
1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.3314 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Djibouti rank
3rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
6th

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

  • Djibouti
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3314 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 4.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th of 203 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5319 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2071 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3248 current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti
1990s 0.4045 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2368 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2000s 0.4216 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2533 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1683 current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2010s 0.6997 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2645 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4352 current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2020s 1.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2846 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9777 current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Djibouti or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Djibouti, at 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3314 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Djibouti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Djibouti ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.