Namibia vs Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Namibia
0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
0.2244 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
29th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
27th

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

  • Namibia
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2244 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.3343 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.5 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

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

Namibia ranks 29th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 203 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4725 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1705 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.302 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
1990s 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1369 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.4209 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2241 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.5815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3869 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.5672 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3749 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$), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Pre-demographic dividend?
Namibia, at 0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2244 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Pre-demographic dividend?
0.3343 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Pre-demographic dividend?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 29th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.