Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Italy
12,331 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
368.33 current US$ per person
in 2025
Italy rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Italy
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12,331 current US$ per person against 368.33 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11,963 current US$ per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 33.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 31st 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 | 132.75 current US$ per person | 29.94 current US$ per person | 102.82 current US$ per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 621.66 current US$ per person | 84.19 current US$ per person | 537.47 current US$ per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 1,653 current US$ per person | 127.46 current US$ per person | 1,526 current US$ per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 3,670 current US$ per person | 124.4 current US$ per person | 3,546 current US$ per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 6,236 current US$ per person | 239.93 current US$ per person | 5,996 current US$ per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 8,380 current US$ per person | 369.06 current US$ per person | 8,011 current US$ per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 10,868 current US$ per person | 331.22 current US$ per person | 10,537 current US$ per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Italy, at 12,331 current US$ per person against 368.33 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 11,963 current US$ per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Italy ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.