How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Somalia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Malta vs Somalia: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Malta

0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Somalia

0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malta rank

9th

Somalia rank

11th

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

Malta
Somalia

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 11th of 193 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3528 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4603 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
1980s	0.7875 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5022 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2853 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
1990s	0.8865 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3356 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5509 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2010s	0.9762 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6082 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3679 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2020s	1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7953 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2556 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$), per unit of gdp, Malta or Somalia?: Malta, at 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malta and Somalia?: 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Somalia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Malta and Somalia rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Malta ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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: 05 September 2026

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.