Canada vs South Asia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Canada
14,627 current US$ per person
in 2023
South Asia
459.11 current US$ per person
in 2023
Canada rank
31st
South Asia rank
31st

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

  • Canada
  • South Asia
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 14,627 current US$ per person against 459.11 current US$ per person in South Asia, a difference of 14,168 current US$ per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 31.9 times South Asia's.

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

Canada ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 31st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 449.64 current US$ per person 4.49 current US$ per person 445.15 current US$ per person Canada
1970s 1,459 current US$ per person 7.87 current US$ per person 1,451 current US$ per person Canada
1980s 3,269 current US$ per person 20.24 current US$ per person 3,249 current US$ per person Canada
1990s 5,799 current US$ per person 35.06 current US$ per person 5,764 current US$ per person Canada
2000s 9,635 current US$ per person 113.65 current US$ per person 9,522 current US$ per person Canada
2010s 12,964 current US$ per person 330.49 current US$ per person 12,634 current US$ per person Canada
2020s 13,644 current US$ per person 415.15 current US$ per person 13,229 current US$ per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Canada or South Asia?
Canada, at 14,627 current US$ per person against 459.11 current US$ per person in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Canada and South Asia?
14,168 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Canada and South Asia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Canada ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.