France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

France
11,457 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
370.53 current US$ per person
in 2023
France rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

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

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019912023

How they compare

France currently reports 11,457 current US$ per person against 370.53 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11,086 current US$ per person.

That makes France's figure about 30.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 184.4 current US$ per person 14.48 current US$ per person 169.93 current US$ per person France
1970s 864.97 current US$ per person 44.36 current US$ per person 820.62 current US$ per person France
1980s 2,062 current US$ per person 60.69 current US$ per person 2,002 current US$ per person France
1990s 3,863 current US$ per person 79.47 current US$ per person 3,784 current US$ per person France
2000s 7,574 current US$ per person 216.25 current US$ per person 7,358 current US$ per person France
2010s 9,721 current US$ per person 371.39 current US$ per person 9,350 current US$ per person France
2020s 10,641 current US$ per person 336.85 current US$ per person 10,304 current US$ per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
France, at 11,457 current US$ per person against 370.53 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11,086 current US$ per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.