Austria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Austria
226.25 billion current US$
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
467.85 billion current US$
in 2023
Austria rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Austria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 467.85 billion current US$ against 226.25 billion current US$ in Austria, a difference of 241.60 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 2.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Austria ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.82 billion current US$ 3.75 billion current US$ 1.92 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 9.17 billion current US$ 15.33 billion current US$ 6.16 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 23.64 billion current US$ 26.90 billion current US$ 3.25 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 57.51 billion current US$ 47.77 billion current US$ 9.74 billion current US$ Austria
2000s 119.84 billion current US$ 173.51 billion current US$ 53.68 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 176.22 billion current US$ 376.09 billion current US$ 199.87 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 212.92 billion current US$ 411.64 billion current US$ 198.72 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Austria or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 467.85 billion current US$ against 226.25 billion current US$ in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
241.60 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Austria ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.