Benin vs Rwanda: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Benin
276.74 current US$ per person
in 2023
Rwanda
274.07 current US$ per person
in 2023
Benin rank
182nd
Rwanda rank
183rd

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

  • Benin
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 276.74 current US$ per person against 274.07 current US$ per person in Rwanda, a difference of 2.67 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 13.49 current US$ per person 3.41 current US$ per person 10.09 current US$ per person Benin
1970s 46.93 current US$ per person 13.74 current US$ per person 33.19 current US$ per person Benin
1980s 69.53 current US$ per person 38.13 current US$ per person 31.4 current US$ per person Benin
1990s 77.1 current US$ per person 31.48 current US$ per person 45.63 current US$ per person Benin
2000s 122.03 current US$ per person 55.99 current US$ per person 66.05 current US$ per person Benin
2010s 247.55 current US$ per person 171.49 current US$ per person 76.06 current US$ per person Benin
2020s 245.75 current US$ per person 279.82 current US$ per person 34.06 current US$ per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Benin or Rwanda?
Benin, at 276.74 current US$ per person against 274.07 current US$ per person in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Benin and Rwanda?
2.67 current US$ per person, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Benin and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Benin ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.