How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Low income?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Low income: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Ireland

1.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Low income

0.3411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Ireland rank

13th

Low income rank

12th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Ireland
Low income

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.6989 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 3.0 times Low income's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 13th and Low income ranks 12th of 199 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Low income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2596 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ireland
2010s	0.9589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ireland
2020s	1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6962 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Ireland or Low income?: Ireland, at 1.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Low income?: 0.6989 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Low income?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Low income rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Ireland ranks 13th and Low income ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imports of goods and services (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, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (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.