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

Ireland
0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta
0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
10th
Malta rank
9th

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

  • Ireland
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Ireland ranks 10th and Malta ranks 9th 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 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1980s 0.5255 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7875 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.262 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1990s 0.6026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8813 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2787 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2000s 0.7332 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8695 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 0.9785 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0224 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$), per unit of gdp, Ireland or Malta?
Malta, at 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Malta?
0.0001 current US$ 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 us$), per unit of gdp?
Ireland ranks 10th and Malta ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.