Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Saudi Arabia
9,559 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
331.62 current US$ per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
34th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,559 current US$ per person against 331.62 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 9,227 current US$ per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 28.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Saudi Arabia ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 476.25 current US$ per person 16.83 current US$ per person 459.42 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 4,861 current US$ per person 44.8 current US$ per person 4,816 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 6,760 current US$ per person 57.63 current US$ per person 6,702 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 3,753 current US$ per person 71.43 current US$ per person 3,681 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 11,535 current US$ per person 248.58 current US$ per person 11,286 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 12,382 current US$ per person 361.8 current US$ per person 12,021 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 9,253 current US$ per person 321.82 current US$ per person 8,931 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$), per capita, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Saudi Arabia, at 9,559 current US$ per person against 331.62 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9,227 current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.