Maldives vs Palau: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Maldives
0.4675 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Palau
0.4696 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
57th
Palau rank
56th

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

  • Maldives
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.4696 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4675 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 57th and Palau ranks 56th of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 0.665 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1909 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.532 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6187 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2010s 0.5036 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6282 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1245 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 0.5108 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6136 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Palau?
Palau, at 0.4696 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4675 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Palau?
0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palau?
32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Palau rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Maldives ranks 57th and Palau ranks 56th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.