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

Austria
226.25 billion current US$
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
467.85 billion current US$
in 2023
Austria rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
28th

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

  • Austria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa 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'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 ahead.

Austria ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.82 billion current US$ 3.75 billion current US$ 1.92 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 9.17 billion current US$ 15.33 billion current US$ 6.16 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 23.64 billion current US$ 26.90 billion current US$ 3.25 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
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
2010s 176.22 billion current US$ 376.09 billion current US$ 199.87 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 212.92 billion current US$ 411.64 billion current US$ 198.72 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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