Maldives vs United Arab Emirates: Imports of goods and services

Maldives
12.4%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
12.6%
in 2023
Maldives rank
23rd
United Arab Emirates rank
20th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Maldives
  • United Arab Emirates
-40-2002040200220132024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 12.6% against 12.4% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 178 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 4.8% 1.2% 3.6% Maldives
2020s 6.7% 12.9% 6.2% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 12.6% against 12.4% in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Maldives and United Arab Emirates rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Maldives ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 9,177 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.