Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.3509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.9267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
6th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • United Arab Emirates
0.40.60.81200020122024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.9267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.5758 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 36 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4829 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.3428 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6577 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3149 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.33 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.9267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
0.5758 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), 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.