Brunei Darussalam vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Brunei Darussalam
12,396 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
371.66 current US$ per person
in 2023
Brunei Darussalam rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
34th

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

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019912023

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 12,396 current US$ per person against 371.66 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12,024 current US$ per person.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 33.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 209.51 current US$ per person 14.47 current US$ per person 195.04 current US$ per person Brunei Darussalam
1970s 1,380 current US$ per person 47.04 current US$ per person 1,333 current US$ per person Brunei Darussalam
1980s 3,026 current US$ per person 60.9 current US$ per person 2,965 current US$ per person Brunei Darussalam
1990s 8,036 current US$ per person 79.91 current US$ per person 7,956 current US$ per person Brunei Darussalam
2000s 4,614 current US$ per person 217.98 current US$ per person 4,396 current US$ per person Brunei Darussalam
2010s 8,317 current US$ per person 373.79 current US$ per person 7,944 current US$ per person Brunei Darussalam
2020s 15,726 current US$ per person 338.28 current US$ per person 15,387 current US$ per person Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Brunei Darussalam or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Brunei Darussalam, at 12,396 current US$ per person against 371.66 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12,024 current US$ per person, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.