How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malta?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Arab World vs Malta: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Arab World

0.4273 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Malta

0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Arab World rank

7th

Malta rank

9th

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

Arab World
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4273 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.5717 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.3 times Arab World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 7th and Malta ranks 9th of 45 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3354 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8813 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5459 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2000s	0.3514 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8695 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5181 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2010s	0.3736 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9641 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5905 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2020s	0.3834 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6778 current US$ 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 us$), per unit of gdp, Arab World or Malta?: Malta, at 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4273 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Arab World and Malta?: 0.5717 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malta?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Malta rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Arab World ranks 7th and Malta ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (current 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.