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

Libya
2,491 current US$ per person
in 2023
Suriname
2,638 current US$ per person
in 2023
Libya rank
109th
Suriname rank
106th

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

  • Libya
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 2,638 current US$ per person against 2,491 current US$ per person in Libya, a difference of 147 current US$ per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

Libya ranks 109th and Suriname ranks 106th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 193.58 current US$ per person 246.94 current US$ per person 53.36 current US$ per person Suriname
1970s 945.25 current US$ per person 637.8 current US$ per person 307.45 current US$ per person Libya
1980s 1,529 current US$ per person 988.45 current US$ per person 540.59 current US$ per person Libya
1990s 1,051 current US$ per person 1,269 current US$ per person 218.11 current US$ per person Suriname
2000s 815.03 current US$ per person 672.08 current US$ per person 142.95 current US$ per person Libya
2010s 2,645 current US$ per person 1,735 current US$ per person 909.32 current US$ per person Libya
2020s 2,099 current US$ per person 2,549 current US$ per person 449.94 current US$ per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Libya or Suriname?
Suriname, at 2,638 current US$ per person against 2,491 current US$ per person in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Libya and Suriname?
147 current US$ per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Suriname?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Libya and Suriname rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Libya ranks 109th and Suriname ranks 106th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.