Ghana vs Nicaragua: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Ghana
496.69 current US$ per person
in 2023
Nicaragua
498.23 current US$ per person
in 2023
Ghana rank
142nd
Nicaragua rank
141st

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

  • Ghana
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 498.23 current US$ per person against 496.69 current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 1.54 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 141st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 35.91 current US$ per person 56.97 current US$ per person 21.07 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1970s 58.73 current US$ per person 136.1 current US$ per person 77.37 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1980s 54.32 current US$ per person 80.19 current US$ per person 25.87 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 74.32 current US$ per person 80.05 current US$ per person 5.73 current US$ per person Nicaragua
2000s 128.37 current US$ per person 166.37 current US$ per person 38.01 current US$ per person Nicaragua
2010s 496.73 current US$ per person 462.49 current US$ per person 34.24 current US$ per person Ghana
2020s 486.03 current US$ per person 499.99 current US$ per person 13.96 current US$ per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Ghana or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 498.23 current US$ per person against 496.69 current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Ghana and Nicaragua?
1.54 current US$ per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nicaragua?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Nicaragua rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Ghana ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.