Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
98.43 current US$ per person
in 2023
South Sudan
111.63 current US$ per person
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
204th
South Sudan rank
201st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • South Sudan
050100150200250196419932023

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 111.63 current US$ per person against 98.43 current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 13.2 current US$ per person.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 204th and South Sudan ranks 201st of 206 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 162.99 current US$ per person 49.85 current US$ per person 113.14 current US$ per person Afghanistan
2020s 125.39 current US$ per person 108.83 current US$ per person 16.56 current US$ per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 111.63 current US$ per person against 98.43 current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
13.2 current US$ per person, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 204th and South Sudan ranks 201st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.