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

Small states
0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Small states rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

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

  • 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 0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.566 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.4 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.

Small states ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2407 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3576 current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
1980s 0.4577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
1990s 0.419 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0604 current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
2000s 0.425 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.425 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6441 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2191 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.435 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4094 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$), per unit of gdp, Small states or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Small states and United Arab Emirates?
0.566 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Small states and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Small states ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.