New Zealand vs Zambia: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

New Zealand
0.2596 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.2755 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
New Zealand rank
157th
Zambia rank
154th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.2755 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2596 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Zambia ahead.

New Zealand ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 154th of 193 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3377 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.2992 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3341 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.2738 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3649 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.2592 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, New Zealand or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.2755 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2596 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between New Zealand and Zambia?
0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Zambia rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
New Zealand ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 154th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.