Ireland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Ireland
0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.3495 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
10th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
10th

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

  • Ireland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.250.50.7511.2196019922025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3495 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6494 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 193 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2712 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1980s 0.5255 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2702 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2553 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1990s 0.6026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2000s 0.7332 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2923 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4409 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.9785 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2823 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6962 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2968 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7316 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$), per unit of gdp, Ireland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Ireland, at 0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3495 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.6494 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ireland ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.