Namibia vs Nicaragua: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Namibia
0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
29th
Nicaragua rank
28th

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

  • Namibia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 28th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4725 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3489 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1236 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
1990s 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.4209 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.5815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5688 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.5672 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Nicaragua?
0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nicaragua?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Nicaragua rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 28th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.