Djibouti vs Small states: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Djibouti
1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Small states
0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Djibouti rank
3rd
Small states rank
4th

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

  • Djibouti
  • Small states
0.250.50.7511.21.5197019972025

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.9309 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 3.2 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 3rd and Small states ranks 4th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Small states Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5319 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1299 current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti
1990s 0.4045 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.419 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
2000s 0.4216 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.425 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
2010s 0.6997 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.425 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2020s 1.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.83 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$), per unit of gdp, Djibouti or Small states?
Djibouti, at 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Djibouti and Small states?
0.9309 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Small states?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Small states rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Djibouti ranks 3rd and Small states ranks 4th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.