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

Saudi Arabia
0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.2755 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
151st
Zambia rank
154th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Zambia
0.10.20.30.40.5196819962025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2755 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Zambia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 151st 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 Saudi Arabia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2601 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3377 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.2821 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3341 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.052 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.2933 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3649 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0716 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.2367 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0844 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$), per unit of gdp, Saudi Arabia or Zambia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2755 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Saudi Arabia and Zambia?
0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Zambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Zambia rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Saudi Arabia ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 154th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.