Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Sri Lanka
0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
157th
Zimbabwe rank
156th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Sri Lanka
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 157th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.2151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.3513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1854 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.3747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.3522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.2393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.2094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 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$), per unit of gdp, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.1974 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
- 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 157th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.