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

Ethiopia
132.49 current US$ per person
in 2023
Niger
120.3 current US$ per person
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
196th
Niger rank
199th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Niger
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 132.49 current US$ per person against 120.3 current US$ per person in Niger, a difference of 12.19 current US$ per person.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 196th and Niger ranks 199th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 4.93 current US$ per person 6.94 current US$ per person 2.01 current US$ per person Niger
1970s 8.97 current US$ per person 25.86 current US$ per person 16.89 current US$ per person Niger
1980s 17.52 current US$ per person 53.34 current US$ per person 35.82 current US$ per person Niger
1990s 16.17 current US$ per person 30.36 current US$ per person 14.19 current US$ per person Niger
2000s 42.14 current US$ per person 55.8 current US$ per person 13.65 current US$ per person Niger
2010s 128 current US$ per person 105.22 current US$ per person 22.78 current US$ per person Ethiopia
2020s 127 current US$ per person 126.32 current US$ per person 0.683 current US$ per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Niger?
Ethiopia, at 132.49 current US$ per person against 120.3 current US$ per person in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Niger?
12.19 current US$ per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 196th and Niger ranks 199th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.