Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Malta
0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.3481 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta rank
9th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
11th

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

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3481 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.6509 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Malta ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th 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 (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2676 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5455 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1980s 0.7875 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2667 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5208 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1990s 0.8813 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6126 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2000s 0.8695 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5794 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 0.9641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2805 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6836 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2945 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7563 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$), per unit of gdp, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Malta, at 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3481 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.6509 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malta ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.