Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.3314 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3314 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.6537 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 3.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2407 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 0.2368 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1218 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.2533 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.2645 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6441 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3797 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.2753 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5691 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$), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3314 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
0.6537 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.