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

Norway
0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway rank
153rd
Zimbabwe rank
156th

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

  • Norway
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 153rd and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
1970s 0.2841 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
1980s 0.2401 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1854 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
1990s 0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3171 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.391 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3096 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1272 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2020s 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2092 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Norway or Zimbabwe?
Norway, at 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Norway and Zimbabwe?
0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zimbabwe?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Norway ranks 153rd and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.