Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Namibia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3441 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.1254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.1738 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.1804 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Namibia?
- 0.3441 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Namibia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Namibia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 29th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.