Ireland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Ireland
0.8217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.3321 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
11th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
8th

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ireland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.8217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3321 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4896 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Ireland ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.57 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2936 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 0.8669 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2576 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1990s 0.7435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6422 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1013 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2000s 0.8369 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4975 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6238 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 0.927 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2891 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6378 constant 2015 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 (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Ireland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Ireland, at 0.8217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3321 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.4896 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Ireland ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), 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 (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 9,084 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 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.