East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
43rd
Switzerland rank
43rd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.306 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.145 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1970s 0.0984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1345 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1980s 0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2634 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0853 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1990s 0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.2919 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3277 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2010s 0.2125 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3699 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1574 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2020s 0.1807 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2278 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$), per unit of gdp, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?
0.306 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.