Guinea vs Somalia: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Guinea
5,379 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
29,747 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guinea rank
5th
Somalia rank
3rd

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

  • Guinea
  • Somalia
010.0k20.0k30.0k196019922025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 29,747 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 5,379 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Guinea, a difference of 24,368 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 5.5 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 94.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP 90.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP Guinea
1990s 151.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP 636.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP 484.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP Somalia
2010s 4,464 current LCU per US$ of GDP 13,605 current LCU per US$ of GDP 9,141 current LCU per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 5,145 current LCU per US$ of GDP 21,947 current LCU per US$ of GDP 16,801 current LCU per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 29,747 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 5,379 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Guinea and Somalia?
24,368 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Guinea ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current 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 (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,037 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (current 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.