How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palau?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

Maldives vs Palau: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Maldives

0.7578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Palau

0.7502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Maldives rank

28th

Palau rank

30th

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

Maldives
Palau

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.7578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Palau, a difference of 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palau ahead.

Maldives ranks 28th and Palau ranks 30th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Palau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.7664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2010s	0.7293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Palau
2020s	0.7187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0745 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Palau?: Maldives, at 0.7578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Palau?: 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palau?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Palau rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Maldives ranks 28th and Palau ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.