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

Low & middle income
0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.6919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
40th
Switzerland rank
41st

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

  • Low & middle income
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.6919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.4511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.9 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1990s 0.1957 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.33 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2000s 0.2536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4764 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2010s 0.2434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2020s 0.2361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3728 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Low & middle income or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.6919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Low & middle income and Switzerland?
0.4511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Switzerland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Low & middle income and Switzerland rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Low & middle income ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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

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.