Low income vs South Africa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Low income
130.04 billion current US$
in 2023
South Africa
112.46 billion current US$
in 2023
Low income rank
41st
South Africa rank
39th

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

  • Low income
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 130.04 billion current US$ against 112.46 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 17.57 billion current US$.

That makes Low income's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Low income ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 44 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 21.07 billion current US$ 27.47 billion current US$ 6.40 billion current US$ South Africa
2000s 64.83 billion current US$ 55.48 billion current US$ 9.35 billion current US$ Low income
2010s 97.83 billion current US$ 96.49 billion current US$ 1.34 billion current US$ Low income
2020s 111.82 billion current US$ 99.66 billion current US$ 12.16 billion current US$ Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Low income or South Africa?
Low income, at 130.04 billion current US$ against 112.46 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Low income and South Africa?
17.57 billion current US$, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Low income and South Africa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Low income ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.