Ireland vs Malta: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Ireland
0.884 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta
0.8841 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
142nd
Malta rank
141st
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.8841 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.884 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.
Ireland ranks 142nd and Malta ranks 141st of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2855 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7455 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.4835 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7177 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2342 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.5017 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7398 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2381 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.6383 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7367 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0984 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.8079 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7928 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.9261 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9472 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malta |
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, Ireland or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.8841 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.884 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Malta?
- 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 142nd and Malta ranks 141st 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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About this data
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.