Benin vs Somalia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Benin
3.91 billion current US$
in 2023
Somalia
4.02 billion current US$
in 2023
Benin rank
150th
Somalia rank
149th

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

  • Benin
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4.02 billion current US$ against 3.91 billion current US$ in Benin, a difference of 115.11 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.

Benin ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 149th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 35.29 million current US$ 36.41 million current US$ 1.12 million current US$ Somalia
1970s 165.55 million current US$ 129.69 million current US$ 35.86 million current US$ Benin
1980s 306.12 million current US$ 338.05 million current US$ 31.93 million current US$ Somalia
1990s 484.09 million current US$ 248.04 million current US$ 236.05 million current US$ Benin
2000s 1.04 billion current US$ 425.17 million current US$ 614.81 million current US$ Benin
2010s 2.79 billion current US$ 1.98 billion current US$ 812.36 million current US$ Benin
2020s 3.35 billion current US$ 3.88 billion current US$ 529.46 million current US$ Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Benin or Somalia?
Somalia, at 4.02 billion current US$ against 3.91 billion current US$ in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Benin and Somalia?
115.11 million current US$, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Benin ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 149th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.