Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Norway
0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway rank
153rd
Saudi Arabia rank
155th

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

  • Norway
  • Saudi Arabia
0.050.10.150.20.250.3196019922025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 153rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 155th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1591 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1177 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
1970s 0.2841 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.145 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
1980s 0.2401 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
1990s 0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1977 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
2000s 0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2005 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1738 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
Norway, at 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Norway ranks 153rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 155th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.