Other small states vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Other small states
0.4557 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Other small states rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

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

  • Other small states
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4557 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Other small states, a difference of 0.5294 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.2 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Other small states ahead.

Other small states ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Other small states averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4445 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3873 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0572 current US$ per US$ of GDP Other small states
2000s 0.4527 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.4562 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6441 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1879 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.4843 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3601 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Other small states or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4557 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Other small states and United Arab Emirates?
0.5294 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and United Arab Emirates?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Other small states and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Other small states ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.