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

Africa Western and Central
349.01 current US$ per person
in 2023
Seychelles
12,229 current US$ per person
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
37th
Seychelles rank
37th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Seychelles
020.0k40.0k60.0k196019912023

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 12,229 current US$ per person against 349.01 current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 11,880 current US$ per person.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 35.0 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 37th and Seychelles ranks 37th of 44 groups.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 70.24 current US$ per person 548.34 current US$ per person 478.1 current US$ per person Seychelles
1980s 89.84 current US$ per person 1,518 current US$ per person 1,428 current US$ per person Seychelles
1990s 104.84 current US$ per person 3,606 current US$ per person 3,501 current US$ per person Seychelles
2000s 186.23 current US$ per person 16,596 current US$ per person 16,410 current US$ per person Seychelles
2010s 342.63 current US$ per person 26,136 current US$ per person 25,794 current US$ per person Seychelles
2020s 315.6 current US$ per person 16,329 current US$ per person 16,013 current US$ per person Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Africa Western and Central or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 12,229 current US$ 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$), per capita between Africa Western and Central and Seychelles?
11,880 current US$ per person, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Seychelles?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Seychelles rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 37th and Seychelles ranks 37th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.