Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Somalia: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3836 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.6045 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.3272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.2775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3495 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3836 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Somalia?
- 0.6045 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Somalia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Somalia rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 11th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.