East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3061 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.1001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0816 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.2923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.2126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
- 0.3061 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.