Ethiopia vs Somalia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Ethiopia
55.99 current US$ per person
in 2025
Somalia
66.14 current US$ per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
196th
Somalia rank
195th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 66.14 current US$ per person against 55.99 current US$ per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 10.15 current US$ per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 196th and Somalia ranks 195th of 206 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.14 current US$ per person | 16.87 current US$ per person | 6.73 current US$ per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 6.36 current US$ per person | 19.36 current US$ per person | 13 current US$ per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 11.3 current US$ per person | 17.65 current US$ per person | 6.34 current US$ per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 28.38 current US$ per person | 39.67 current US$ per person | 11.29 current US$ per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 35.96 current US$ per person | 49.8 current US$ per person | 13.84 current US$ per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 66.14 current US$ per person against 55.99 current US$ per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 10.15 current US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 196th and Somalia ranks 195th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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 (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.