Northern Mariana Islands vs South Asia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Northern Mariana Islands
0.5009 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
South Asia
0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands rank
39th
South Asia rank
40th

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

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 0.5009 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.3121 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 2.7 times South Asia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Northern Mariana Islands has been ahead every year.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 39th and South Asia ranks 40th of 203 countries.

Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1816 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 0.4677 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2556 current US$ per US$ of GDP Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 0.4987 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1835 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3152 current US$ per US$ of GDP Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Northern Mariana Islands or South Asia?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 0.5009 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Northern Mariana Islands and South Asia?
0.3121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and South Asia?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and South Asia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 39th and South Asia ranks 40th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.