Ethiopia vs New Zealand: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.1821 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand
0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
165th
New Zealand rank
168th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.1821 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 168th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0613 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1970s 0.0646 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2063 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1416 current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 0.1004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1194 current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2161 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 0.2679 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.2428 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.206 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.144 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or New Zealand?
Ethiopia, at 0.1821 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and New Zealand?
0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and New Zealand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and New Zealand rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 168th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.