China vs Iran: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

China
0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran
0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
China rank
192nd
Iran rank
191st

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

  • China
  • Iran
0.10.20.3197620002025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Iran ahead.

China ranks 192nd and Iran ranks 191st of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Iran Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
1990s 0.1278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
2000s 0.1021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, China or Iran?
Iran, at 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2000.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between China and Iran?
0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?
19 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2000.
How do China and Iran rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
China ranks 192nd and Iran ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, 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.