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

Botswana
2,374 current US$ per person
in 2023
Namibia
2,425 current US$ per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
113th
Namibia rank
112th

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

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2,425 current US$ per person against 2,374 current US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 51 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 113th and Namibia ranks 112th of 206 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 1,871 current US$ per person 1,417 current US$ per person 454.39 current US$ per person Botswana
2010s 3,413 current US$ per person 2,906 current US$ per person 507.54 current US$ per person Botswana
2020s 2,765 current US$ per person 2,275 current US$ per person 489.89 current US$ per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Botswana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 2,425 current US$ per person against 2,374 current US$ per person in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Botswana and Namibia?
51 current US$ per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Botswana ranks 113th and Namibia ranks 112th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.