Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Italy
11,259 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
332.03 current US$ per person
in 2023
Italy rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd

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

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019912023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 11,259 current US$ per person against 332.03 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 10,927 current US$ per person.

That makes Italy's figure about 33.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 117.82 current US$ per person 14.14 current US$ per person 103.68 current US$ per person Italy
1970s 560.47 current US$ per person 44.8 current US$ per person 515.67 current US$ per person Italy
1980s 1,521 current US$ per person 57.66 current US$ per person 1,463 current US$ per person Italy
1990s 3,501 current US$ per person 71.5 current US$ per person 3,429 current US$ per person Italy
2000s 6,184 current US$ per person 249.31 current US$ per person 5,934 current US$ per person Italy
2010s 8,281 current US$ per person 363.09 current US$ per person 7,918 current US$ per person Italy
2020s 10,190 current US$ per person 322.32 current US$ per person 9,868 current US$ per person Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Italy, at 11,259 current US$ 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$), per capita between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
10,927 current US$ per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Italy ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.