Africa Eastern and Southern vs Canada: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
387 current US$ per person
in 2023
Canada
14,627 current US$ per person
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
33rd
Canada rank
31st

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Canada
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 14,627 current US$ per person against 387 current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 14,240 current US$ per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 37.8 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and Canada ranks 31st of 44 groups.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 12.45 current US$ per person 449.64 current US$ per person 437.19 current US$ per person Canada
1970s 26.53 current US$ per person 1,459 current US$ per person 1,433 current US$ per person Canada
1980s 41.17 current US$ per person 3,269 current US$ per person 3,228 current US$ per person Canada
1990s 63.18 current US$ per person 5,799 current US$ per person 5,736 current US$ per person Canada
2000s 239.64 current US$ per person 9,635 current US$ per person 9,396 current US$ per person Canada
2010s 395.2 current US$ per person 12,964 current US$ per person 12,569 current US$ per person Canada
2020s 353.68 current US$ per person 13,644 current US$ per person 13,290 current US$ per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Canada?
Canada, at 14,627 current US$ per person against 387 current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Canada?
14,240 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Canada?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Canada rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and Canada ranks 31st of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.