Suriname vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Suriname
0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Suriname rank
42nd
Switzerland rank
43rd

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

  • Suriname
  • Switzerland
0.250.50.7511.2196019922025

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland, a difference of 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
1970s 0.5138 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2809 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
1980s 0.4898 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2634 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2264 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
1990s 0.8797 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6391 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
2000s 0.4664 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3277 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1388 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
2010s 0.3829 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3699 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
2020s 0.4696 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0611 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Suriname or Switzerland?
Suriname, at 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Suriname and Switzerland?
0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Suriname ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.