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

Africa Eastern and Southern
387 current US$ per person
in 2023
Latvia
14,514 current US$ per person
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
33rd
Latvia rank
32nd

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

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

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 14,514 current US$ per person against 387 current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 14,127 current US$ per person.

That makes Latvia's figure about 37.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 32nd of 44 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 46.2 current US$ per person 0.0011 current US$ per person 46.2 current US$ per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 67.25 current US$ per person 807.3 current US$ per person 740.05 current US$ per person Latvia
2000s 239.64 current US$ per person 3,798 current US$ per person 3,558 current US$ per person Latvia
2010s 395.2 current US$ per person 8,353 current US$ per person 7,957 current US$ per person Latvia
2020s 353.68 current US$ per person 13,218 current US$ per person 12,864 current US$ per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Latvia?
Latvia, at 14,514 current US$ 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$), per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Latvia?
14,127 current US$ per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Latvia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Latvia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 32nd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.