How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Italy vs Spain: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP

Italy

0.2174 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Spain

0.2324 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Italy rank

170th

Spain rank

169th

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.2324 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2174 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.015 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 170th and Spain ranks 169th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.533 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.3917 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1413 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Italy
1980s	0.2825 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.2312 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0513 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Italy
1990s	0.2175 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.2513 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0338 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Spain
2000s	0.2414 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.3069 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0655 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Spain
2010s	0.213 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.2481 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0351 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Spain
2020s	0.2304 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.2524 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0221 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Italy or Spain?: Spain, at 0.2324 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2174 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Italy and Spain?: 0.015 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?: Italy ranks 170th and Spain ranks 169th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), 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 LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 179 places, 7,734 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.