Euro area vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Euro area
0.3382 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Euro area rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Euro area
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3382 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area, a difference of 0.6469 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.9 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Euro area ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 2 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Euro area |
| 1990s | 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.2953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1846 current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.3328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.3635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Euro area or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3382 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Euro area and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.6469 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Euro area ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 2 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.