Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Palau: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2635 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Palau
0.7311 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
32nd
Palau rank
33rd

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Palau
0.20.40.60.81196019922025

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.7311 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4676 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Palau's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd and Palau ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7742 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.557 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2010s 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.802 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5754 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 0.2672 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7921 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5249 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Palau?
Palau, at 0.7311 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palau?
0.4676 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palau?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palau rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd and Palau ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.