Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Malta
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.999 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 0.6495 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 193 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.7875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.8813 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.8695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.9641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2823 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.754 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$), per unit of gdp, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Malta, at 0.999 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 0.6495 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malta ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.