Australia vs Least developed countries: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Australia
10,798 current US$ per person
in 2023
Least developed countries
279.56 current US$ per person
in 2023
Australia rank
41st
Least developed countries rank
43rd

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

  • Australia
  • Least developed countries
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019912023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 10,798 current US$ per person against 279.56 current US$ per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 10,518 current US$ per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 38.6 times Least developed countries's.

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

Australia ranks 41st and Least developed countries ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1960s 281.72 current US$ per person 8.37 current US$ per person 273.35 current US$ per person Australia
1970s 741.65 current US$ per person 20.09 current US$ per person 721.56 current US$ per person Australia
1980s 1,779 current US$ per person 34.39 current US$ per person 1,745 current US$ per person Australia
1990s 3,125 current US$ per person 56.94 current US$ per person 3,068 current US$ per person Australia
2000s 5,858 current US$ per person 105.02 current US$ per person 5,753 current US$ per person Australia
2010s 9,498 current US$ per person 233.58 current US$ per person 9,265 current US$ per person Australia
2020s 10,199 current US$ per person 264.99 current US$ per person 9,934 current US$ per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Australia or Least developed countries?
Australia, at 10,798 current US$ per person against 279.56 current US$ per person in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Australia and Least developed countries?
10,518 current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Least developed countries?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and Least developed countries rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 41st and Least developed countries ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.