Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Australia
13,590 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
332.03 current US$ per person
in 2023
Australia rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13,590 current US$ per person against 332.03 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13,258 current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 40.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 246.05 current US$ per person | 14.14 current US$ per person | 231.92 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 741.45 current US$ per person | 44.8 current US$ per person | 696.65 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 1,492 current US$ per person | 57.66 current US$ per person | 1,434 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 2,688 current US$ per person | 71.5 current US$ per person | 2,617 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 5,070 current US$ per person | 249.31 current US$ per person | 4,820 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 9,835 current US$ per person | 363.09 current US$ per person | 9,472 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 12,921 current US$ per person | 322.32 current US$ per person | 12,599 current US$ per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Australia, at 13,590 current US$ per person against 332.03 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 13,258 current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.