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

Ethiopia
0.1311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iran
0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
Ethiopia rank
193rd
Iran rank
191st

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
00.10.20.3197620002024

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Iran ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Iran ranks 191st of 199 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
1980s 0.0863 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0956 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
1990s 0.1121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
2000s 0.1373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 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$), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Iran?
Iran, at 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2000.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Iran?
0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iran?
24 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2000.
How do Ethiopia and Iran rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Iran ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.