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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.999 current US$ 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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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.