Ireland vs Low income: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Ireland
0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low income
0.3392 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
10th
Low income rank
12th

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

  • Ireland
  • Low income
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3392 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.6597 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.9 times Low income's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 10th and Low income ranks 12th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6618 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3561 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2000s 0.7332 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4176 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.9785 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3241 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6544 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3222 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7062 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Ireland or Low income?
Ireland, at 0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3392 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Low income?
0.6597 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Low income?
32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Low income rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ireland ranks 10th and Low income ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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

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.