Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Namibia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia
0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
29th
Namibia rank
29th

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3361 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4725 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3605 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
1990s 0.1331 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.1827 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4209 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2382 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.392 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5672 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.339 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$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia?
0.3361 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Namibia ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.