Europe & Central Asia vs Somalia: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Europe & Central Asia
0.4101 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
8th
Somalia rank
11th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4101 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.578 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.2669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.3892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.4212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3741 current US$ 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 us$), per unit of gdp, Europe & Central Asia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4101 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia and Somalia?
- 0.578 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Somalia rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 11th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.