Africa Western and Central vs France: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Africa Western and Central
349.01 current US$ per person
in 2023
France
11,457 current US$ per person
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
37th
France rank
39th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • France
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019912023

How they compare

France currently reports 11,457 current US$ per person against 349.01 current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 11,108 current US$ per person.

That makes France's figure about 32.8 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 37th and France ranks 39th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central France Difference Ahead
1960s 17.22 current US$ per person 184.4 current US$ per person 167.18 current US$ per person France
1970s 70.24 current US$ per person 864.97 current US$ per person 794.73 current US$ per person France
1980s 89.84 current US$ per person 2,062 current US$ per person 1,973 current US$ per person France
1990s 104.84 current US$ per person 3,863 current US$ per person 3,758 current US$ per person France
2000s 186.23 current US$ per person 7,574 current US$ per person 7,388 current US$ per person France
2010s 342.63 current US$ per person 9,721 current US$ per person 9,378 current US$ per person France
2020s 315.6 current US$ per person 10,641 current US$ per person 10,326 current US$ per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Africa Western and Central or France?
France, at 11,457 current US$ per person against 349.01 current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Africa Western and Central and France?
11,108 current US$ per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and France?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and France rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 37th and France ranks 39th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.