Aruba vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Aruba
14,277 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
370.53 current US$ per person
in 2023
Aruba rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

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

  • Aruba
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 14,277 current US$ per person against 370.53 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 13,906 current US$ per person.

That makes Aruba's figure about 38.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Aruba has been ahead every year.

Aruba ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 206 countries.

Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 7,150 current US$ per person 90.57 current US$ per person 7,059 current US$ per person Aruba
2000s 9,656 current US$ per person 216.25 current US$ per person 9,439 current US$ per person Aruba
2010s 11,176 current US$ per person 371.39 current US$ per person 10,805 current US$ per person Aruba
2020s 11,856 current US$ per person 336.85 current US$ per person 11,519 current US$ per person Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Aruba or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Aruba, at 14,277 current US$ per person against 370.53 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13,906 current US$ per person, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Aruba ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.