Africa Western and Central vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Africa Western and Central
318.78 current US$ per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
9,559 current US$ per person
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
35th
Saudi Arabia rank
36th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Saudi Arabia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019912023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,559 current US$ per person against 318.78 current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 9,240 current US$ per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 30.0 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 36th of 44 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 18.55 current US$ per person 476.25 current US$ per person 457.7 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 76.55 current US$ per person 4,861 current US$ per person 4,784 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 100.16 current US$ per person 6,760 current US$ per person 6,660 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 109.26 current US$ per person 3,753 current US$ per person 3,643 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 288.17 current US$ per person 11,535 current US$ per person 11,247 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 397.8 current US$ per person 12,382 current US$ per person 11,985 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 310.48 current US$ per person 9,253 current US$ per person 8,942 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Africa Western and Central or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 9,559 current US$ per person against 318.78 current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Africa Western and Central and Saudi Arabia?
9,240 current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Saudi Arabia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 36th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.