How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and World?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nauru vs World: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Nauru

1.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

World

0.3518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nauru rank

15th

World rank

18th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

Nauru
World

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 1.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.7982 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nauru's figure about 3.3 times World's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Nauru ranks 15th and World ranks 18th of 199 countries.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nauru	World	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.7834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nauru
2010s	0.8522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nauru
2020s	1.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.683 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Nauru or World?: Nauru, at 1.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Nauru and World?: 0.7982 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and World?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Nauru and World rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: Nauru ranks 15th and World ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, 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.