Djibouti vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Djibouti
1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Djibouti rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Djibouti
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.3649 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 0.4045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 0.4216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.6997 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3995 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$), per unit of gdp, Djibouti or United Arab Emirates?
- Djibouti, at 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Djibouti and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.3649 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and United Arab Emirates?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Djibouti ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.