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

Saudi Arabia
0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
155th
Sri Lanka rank
157th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 155th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 203 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1591 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0782 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1970s 0.145 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2151 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3513 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1138 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.1977 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3747 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3522 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.2005 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2393 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.1738 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2094 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Saudi Arabia ranks 155th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.