Russian Federation vs United States of America: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Russian Federation
0.1182 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States of America
0.114 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Russian Federation rank
197th
United States of America rank
198th

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

  • Russian Federation
  • United States of America
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.1182 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.114 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United States of America, a difference of 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 197th and United States of America ranks 198th of 203 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1531 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP Russian Federation
2000s 0.1701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP Russian Federation
2010s 0.1515 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP Russian Federation
2020s 0.1417 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.118 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Russian Federation or United States of America?
Russian Federation, at 0.1182 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.114 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Russian Federation and United States of America?
0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Russian Federation ranks 197th and United States of America ranks 198th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.