Iceland vs Syrian Arab Republic: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Iceland
0.2837 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Iceland rank
123rd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
124th

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

  • Iceland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2837 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 123rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 124th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2857 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.194 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1970s 0.289 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1980s 0.2756 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2475 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1990s 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3092 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 0.286 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2932 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 0.2919 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3547 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0628 current US$ per US$ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 0.2951 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3875 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0924 current US$ per US$ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Iceland or Syrian Arab Republic?
Iceland, at 0.2837 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iceland ranks 123rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 124th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.